Elder mistreatment and life satisfaction of older adults: mediating roles of emotional closeness with children and loneliness.

IF 1.6 2区 心理学 Q3 GERONTOLOGY
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2021-11-01 Epub Date: 2021-09-16 DOI:10.1080/08946566.2021.1980171
Chaoxin Jiang, Shan Jiang
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Abstract

Elder mistreatment is a risk factor in the life satisfaction of older adults, yet understanding of its underlying mechanisms remains limited. This study investigates the mediating role of emotional closeness and loneliness in the association between elder mistreatment and life satisfaction. A sample of 8,717 Chinese older adults is obtained from the 2018 China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey. Results reveal that emotional mistreatment has a negative effect on the life satisfaction of older adults. Moreover, emotional mistreatment is associated with a low level of emotional closeness and a high degree of loneliness, which further decreases life satisfaction. However, emotional closeness with children did not significantly mediate the association between physical mistreatment and life satisfaction. This study advances the comprehension of the influencing path on how elder mistreatment affects the life satisfaction of older adults. Implications for policy and intervention programs are discussed.

虐待老人与老年人生活满意度:亲子情感亲近与孤独感的中介作用。
虐待老人是影响老年人生活满意度的一个风险因素,但对其潜在机制的了解仍然有限。本研究探讨情感亲密度和孤独感在老年人虐待与生活满意度之间的中介作用。从2018年中国老龄化纵向社会调查中获得了8717名中国老年人的样本。结果显示,情绪虐待对老年人的生活满意度有负向影响。此外,情感虐待与低水平的情感亲密和高度的孤独感有关,这进一步降低了生活满意度。然而,与儿童的情感亲密并没有显著调节身体虐待与生活满意度之间的关系。本研究旨在进一步了解虐待老人对老年人生活满意度的影响路径。对政策和干预方案的影响进行了讨论。
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3.30
自引率
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect is the peer-reviewed quarterly journal that explores the advances in research, policy and practice, and clinical and ethical issues surrounding the abuse and neglect of older people. This unique forum provides state-of-the-art research and practice that is both international and multidisciplinary in scope. The journal"s broad, comprehensive approach is only one of its strengths—it presents training issues, research findings, case studies, practice and policy issues, book and media reviews, commentary, and historical background on a wide range of topics. Readers get tools and techniques needed for better detecting and responding to actual or potential elder abuse and neglect.
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