ArticleScientific reports2024
Perceived social fairness and trust in government serially mediate the effect of governance quality on subjective well-being.
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- Political participation enhances subjective well-being in rural China: the dual mediating pathways of fairness and trust.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Perceived ageism, macro-level sociopolitical factors, and subjective well-being: a cross-national study of older adults in 43 societies.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
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Governance quality refers to how well the processes and institutions of public governance function and is widely recognized as having an important influence on human well-being. We developed and tested a theoretical model that elucidates the relationship between governance quality and the subjective well-being of residents in China by revealing the serial mediation effects of perceived social fairness and trust in government. Using data from the nationally representative Chinese Social Survey conducted in 2021 (n = 5019), we performed structural equation modeling to empirically examine our hypotheses. The results indicated that governance quality exerted a significant positive fully indirect impact on subjective well-being through perceived social fairness, trust in government, and their serial mediation effects. This study contributes to the literature by providing valuable insights into the determinants of subjective well-being and highlighting the serial mediating roles of perceived social fairness and trust in government in the relationship between governance quality and subjective well-being. The findings also provide practical insights for policymakers, as they indicate that promoting perceived social fairness and fostering trust in government are essential to translate governance quality into subjective well-being.
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