Zeng Ruirang, Shi Huiqin, Wu Huiqi, Sun Lixin
Faculty of Maritime and Transportation, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
College of Teacher Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Dec 11;15:1497528. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1497528. eCollection 2024.
With the rapid development of China's socio-economic landscape and shifts in population structure, rural empty nesters have increasingly become a focal point of social concern. Compared to their urban counterparts, rural empty nesters face more life challenges and psychological stress, making their subjective wellbeing a significant issue. This study explores the impact of learning engagement on the subjective wellbeing of rural empty nesters in China, aiming to provide theoretical support and policy recommendations to enhance their wellbeing. Using a random sampling method, the study focused on elderly learners aged 50 and above from counties within Z Province, N City, where elderly learning is relatively concentrated. Data were processed using SPSS 27.0 software. The findings indicate that there is a significant difference in subjective wellbeing between rural empty nesters and rural non-empty nesters, with rural empty nesters exhibiting lower subjective wellbeing and more passive involvement in learning activities. Learning engagement has a significant effect on improving the subjective wellbeing of rural empty nesters, with a notable positive correlation between learning engagement dimensions and subjective wellbeing. Compared to rural non-empty nesters, learning engagement has a more pronounced positive effect on the subjective wellbeing of rural empty nesters.
随着中国社会经济格局的快速发展和人口结构的变化，农村空巢老人日益成为社会关注的焦点。与城市空巢老人相比，农村空巢老人面临更多的生活挑战和心理压力，其主观幸福感成为一个重要问题。本研究探讨学习参与对中国农村空巢老人主观幸福感的影响，旨在为提高他们的幸福感提供理论支持和政策建议。该研究采用随机抽样方法，聚焦于Z省N市各县50岁及以上的老年学习者，这些地区老年学习相对集中。数据使用SPSS 27.0软件进行处理。研究结果表明，农村空巢老人与农村非空巢老人在主观幸福感上存在显著差异，农村空巢老人的主观幸福感较低，且在学习活动中的参与较为被动。学习参与对提高农村空巢老人的主观幸福感有显著影响，学习参与维度与主观幸福感之间存在显著正相关。与农村非空巢老人相比，学习参与对农村空巢老人主观幸福感的积极影响更为显著。
