ArticleBMC geriatrics2022
Relationships between children-related factors, basic psychological need satisfaction, and multiple happiness among urban empty-nesters in China: a structural equation modeling.
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- Human-pet interaction and well-being in mid-to-later adulthood: moderating roles of neuroticism and anxious attachment.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations between social support and frailty and the mediating role of mental and physical health: evidence from CHARLS.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- The social-ecological model of depressive symptoms in middle aged in China: a network analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Disparities in anxiety and related factors among Chinese older adults across different aged-care models: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Current Status of Self-Management Behaviors and Factors Affecting Self-Management in Elderly Empty Nesters with Comorbid Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a Cross-Sectional Study From the Community.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2025Article
- Association between psychological depression and physical health in Chinese empty-nesters during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAging and empty-nesting in China are becoming more and more serious. Empty-nesters refer to older adults who were not living with their children, were living alone, or were living independently with their spouses. The mental health of empty-nesters needs timely attention. Satisfying the needs of older adults is primarily dependent on their children. Therefore, this study aimed to explore relationships between children-related factors, basic psychological need satisfaction, and multiple happiness among urban empty-nesters in China.
methodsThis study employs the Children-related Factors Questionnaire (CFQ), the Chinese Version of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction (BPNS) Scale, and the Multiple Happiness Questionnaire (MHQ) to explore children-related factors, basic psychological need satisfaction and multiple happiness of urban empty-nesters in Fuzhou, China. A total of 507 samples were recruited by cluster sampling.
resultsFactors that affect BPNS include physical condition, the number of children, satisfaction with children's marriage, employment and income, retirement, gender, monthly personal income, and self-care have statistical differences (P < 0.05). Factors that affect MHQ include physical condition, the number of children, satisfaction with children's marriage, employment and income, gender, monthly personal income, living status, and self-care have statistical significances (P < 0.05). Structural equation model results showed that BPNS directly impacted MHQ, and factors about children indirectly affect MHQ through BPNS. The mediating role of BPNS in the relationship between children-related factors and MHQ.
conclusionWe should encourage our children to spend more time with the empty-nesters and communicate with them, which could help them relieve their negative emotions, satisfy their psychological needs, and improve their well-being.
trial registrationReg date: 20/08/2021; No. ChiCTR2100050175.
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