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Moderating effect of psychological resilience on the perceived social support and loneliness in the left-behind elderly in rural areas† Cover

Moderating effect of psychological resilience on the perceived social support and loneliness in the left-behind elderly in rural areas†

Frontiers of Nursing
Volume 8 (2021): Issue 4 (December 2021)
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Figure 1

The moderating effect model of psychological resilience on perceived social support and loneliness (standardization). Note: xz is the product of addition and then normalization of the dimensions of social support and resilience.
The moderating effect model of psychological resilience on perceived social support and loneliness (standardization). Note: xz is the product of addition and then normalization of the dimensions of social support and resilience.

Figure 2

The moderating effect of psychological resilience on the perceived social support and loneliness among the left-behind elderly in rural areas. UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles Loneliness Scale.
The moderating effect of psychological resilience on the perceived social support and loneliness among the left-behind elderly in rural areas. UCLA, University of California at Los Angeles Loneliness Scale.

Comparison of UCLA scores for the left-behind elderly in rural areas (n = 260)_

VariableCasesLoneliness scoresMean rankZ/χ2 value
Age (years) 6.643*
  60–6911552 (46, 57)124.38
  70–798152 (47, 56)122.62
  ≥806455 (50, 60)151.47
Gender −1.133
  Female13452 (48, 57.25)135.62
  Male12652 (48, 56.5)125.06
Marital status 8.140*
  Married16052 (46, 56.75)120.00
  Widowed7654 (51, 60)147.74
  Unmarried2454 (49.25, 57)145.92
Living status 10.289**
  With the spouse14051 (46, 56)116.73
  Alone7454 (50, 60.50)148.2
  With others4654 (49, 57.25)143.93
Education 4.589
  Illiteracy or primary school16553 (48, 58)135.09
  Junior high school4954 (48, 58.5)135.23
  Senior high school4652 (44.75, 53)108.98
Recreational activities −3.752**
  Yes12852 (44.5, 55.75)112.75
  No13254 (49, 60)147.71
Children's migrant work years 4.383
  ≥5 years20452 (47, 57)126.06
  3–5 years3554 (49, 60)154.73
  1–3 years2153 (49.5, 60)133.26
Children's contact frequency 7.253*
  Never4854 (49.25, 62)155.21
  1–2 times per week12052 (48, 47)129.15
  3–5 times per week9252 (46, 55)119.37
Attitudes toward their children's migrant work 4.586
  Support21252 (48, 57)127.62
  It does not matter4054 (49, 57)134.95
  Against857 (54, 60)184.50

Correlation between perceived social support, psychological resilience, and loneliness among the left-behind elderly in rural areas (R-value)_

Perceived social support Psychological resilienceLoneliness
Perceived social support1.000
Psychological resilience0.190*1.000
Loneliness−0.542*−0.348*1.000
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0035 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
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Language: English
Page range: 357 - 363
Submitted on: May 8, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 7, 2021
Published on: Dec 30, 2021
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year
Keywords:
loneliness,
moderating effect,
perceived social support,
psychological resilience,
the left-behind elderly
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Assistive professions, nursing

© 2021 Yue Liu, Lin Huang, Qin Liu, Gui-Zhen Qian, Huan Zou, Shan Zhang, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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