North Central College, 30 N Brainard St, Naperville, IL, 60540, USA.
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2024 Sep;39(3):299-313. doi: 10.1007/s10823-024-09512-x. Epub 2024 Aug 20.
The current study revisits the urban/rural quality of life (QOL) disparity among the older adults in China. It aims to test the potential leisure activity mechanism. Data for this study come from the 2011 and 2014 wave of Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Sample is restricted to the respondents who are 65 years old and older who are alive for both waves. Ordered logistic regression model is used to test the relationship between QOL and urban/rural residency. Mediation test is used to investigate the mediation effect of leisure activities. Findings from the analysis show that urban older adults have higher QOL, as well as higher frequency of participating leisure activities compare to their rural counterparts. Results also show that leisure activities, especially the cognitive stimulation activities mediate the relationship between urban/rural residency and QOL. The current study adds the role of leisure activities as an intervening variable between urban/rural residency and QOL among older adults in China. Policy application to reduce the QOL disparity through leisure activities is also discussed.
本研究重新考察了中国老年人的城乡生活质量（QOL）差距。旨在检验潜在的休闲活动机制。本研究的数据来自 2011 年和 2014 年的中国纵向健康长寿调查（CLHLS）。样本仅限于在两个波次中均存活的 65 岁及以上的受访者。有序逻辑回归模型用于检验 QOL 与城乡居住的关系。中介检验用于调查休闲活动的中介效应。分析结果表明，城市老年人的 QOL 更高，参与休闲活动的频率也高于农村老年人。结果还表明，休闲活动，尤其是认知刺激活动，在城乡居住与 QOL 之间起到了中介作用。本研究在中国老年人的城乡居住与 QOL 之间加入了休闲活动作为中介变量的作用。还讨论了通过休闲活动来减少 QOL 差距的政策应用。
