School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Research Center for Rural Health Service, Key Research Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences of Hubei Province, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Jun 6;22(1):1127. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-12655-6.
Despite a maturing literature on the association between subjective wellbeing (SWB) and mental condition, little is known regarding the happiness-physical health relation in China, among middle-aged and elderly women (MAEW) in particular. This study aimed to understand the effect of physical health on the SWB of MAEW in China.
Data from the 2014 and 2018 China Family Panel Study were used to analyse the SWB of women over the age of 45 years. In addition, descriptive statistics was used to describe the population distribution and panel ordered logit regression for regression analysis.
Majority of the respondents reported satisfactory SWB, and the proportion of the respondents who were very happy and happy was more than 68%. In terms of health factors, self-rated health, 2-week morbidity and BMI were significantly related to the SWB of MAEW (all P-values < 0.05). Physical exercise (P-value < 0.01) was positively associated with SWB, whereas smoking status and drinking status were not related to SWB. In addition, demographic indicators, such as registered residence (P-value < 0.01), income (P-value < 0.01) and social status (P-value < 0.01), significantly affected the SWB of MAEW.
This study showed that MAEW's physical health could affect their SWB. Increased attention should be paid to the physical health of MAEW to improve their SWB. Policy mechanisms could be designed to motivate MAEW to take the initiative to engage in regular physical activity to improve their SWB. In addition, increased attention be paid to groups with low socioeconomic status and high stress, especially those who are employed, to improve residents' happiness.
尽管关于主观幸福感（SWB）与心理健康之间的关系的文献越来越成熟，但在中国，特别是在中年和老年女性（MAEW）中，人们对幸福与身体健康之间的关系知之甚少。本研究旨在了解身体健康对中国 MAEW 的 SWB 的影响。
使用 2014 年和 2018 年中国家庭追踪调查的数据来分析 45 岁以上女性的 SWB。此外，使用描述性统计来描述人口分布，使用面板有序逻辑回归进行回归分析。
大多数受访者报告了满意的 SWB，非常幸福和幸福的受访者比例超过 68%。在健康因素方面，自我报告的健康状况、两周发病率和 BMI 与 MAEW 的 SWB 显著相关（均 P 值<0.05）。身体活动（P 值<0.01）与 SWB 呈正相关，而吸烟状况和饮酒状况与 SWB 无关。此外，人口统计学指标，如登记居住地（P 值<0.01）、收入（P 值<0.01）和社会地位（P 值<0.01），显著影响 MAEW 的 SWB。
本研究表明，MAEW 的身体健康状况会影响她们的 SWB。应更加关注 MAEW 的身体健康，以提高她们的 SWB。可以设计政策机制，鼓励 MAEW 主动进行定期身体活动，以提高她们的 SWB。此外，应更加关注社会经济地位低和压力大的群体，特别是那些就业的群体，以提高居民的幸福感。
