The correlation analysis between social support and subjective well-being of Zhuang elder people in rural area
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2014.05.022
- VernacularTitle:农村壮族老人主观幸福感与社会支持相关分析
- Author:
Chunlin ZHANG
;
Guobing ZHANG
;
Yeguang WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Zhuang;
Elder;
Subjective well-being;
Social support
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2014;23(5):454-456
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the correlation between social support and subjective well-being of Zhuang elder people in rural area.Methods 320 Zhuang nationnality rural old man were randomly selected from the xiangxian town,the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Left behind elderly among them (A group) was 160,non left behind elderly (B group) was 80,five elderly (C group) was 80.General access volume,Memorial University of Newfoundland scale of happiness (MUNSH) and social support rating scale (SSRS) were investigated.Results Memorial University of Newfoundland scale of happiness scores of A,B,C groups were (27.90± 10.61,35.11 ±9.92,31.67± 12.07),and the difference was statistically significant (F=11.45,P＜ 0.05).SSRS scores of A,B,C groups were (34.91±8.13,39.53±6.95,30.31±7.62),the difference was statistically significant (F=26.53,P＜0.05).A,B group's happiness score and objective support was positively correlated (r=0.20,0.25 ; P＜0.05),A,B,C group's happiness score is positively correlated with subjective support (r=0.17,0.36,0.31; P＜0.05),happiness score and utilization degree positive correlation in A,C groups (r=0.23,0.39; P＜0.05).Conclusion Zhuang rural elderly subjective well-being is associated with each dimension of social support,and strengthen social support helps to improve the old man's subjective sense of happiness.
