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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Impact of social alienation on self-care ability in rural older adults through psychological resilience and subjective wellbeing.

Qi Sun, Suning Shi, Shixue Zhou, Zhaoquan Jiang

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Qi Sun *The First Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.
Suning Shi *Nursing Department, The 960th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the People's Liberation Army, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Shixue ZhouSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.
Zhaoquan JiangSchool of Nursing, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning, China.

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Background: The present study is intended to examine the multiple mediating roles of psychological resilience and subjective well-being in the relationship between social alienation and self-care ability in old age among rural empty-nest older adults. Methods: From February 17, 2021, to April 20, 2023, a questionnaire survey conducted using a multistage stratifed sampling method among 425 rural empty-nest older adults (60 years and over). These participants were recruited from a rural areas of Liaoning Province, China. The questionnaire included the Social Alienation Scale, the Psychological Resilience Scale, the Subjective Well-being Scale, the Self-care Ability In Old Age Scale. A descriptive analysis was performed to characterize the sample. Linear regression was utilized to evaluate the relationship between social alienation and self-care ability in old age. PROCESS macro (Model 6) was used to analyze the multiple mediated effects of psychological resilience and subjective well-being. Results: Social alienation exerted a remarkable direct effect on the self-care ability in old age among rural empty-nest older adults ( Conclusion: Psychological resilience and subjective well-being mediate the relationship between social alienation and self-care ability in old age among rural empty-nest older adults. Therefore, healthcare professionals and stakeholders should be concerned about the psychological resilience status and mental health of rural empty-nest older adults, strengthen their attention to subjective well-being, and adopt necessary targeted intervention measures to enhance the psychological resilience and subjective well-being of rural empty-nest older adults.

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Resilience, PsychologicalRural PopulationSelf CareSocial AlienationAgedAged, 80 and overChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychological Well-BeingSurveys and Questionnairespsychological resiliencerural empty-nest older adultsself-care ability in old agesocial alienationsubjective well-being

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PMCPMC12900727

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