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. 2022 Aug 15:13:978499.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.978499. eCollection 2022.

Perceived stress and life satisfaction among elderly migrants in China: A moderated mediation model

Yanjie Hou  1 , Shiyuan Yan  1 , Lin Zhang  1 , Hao Wang  2 , Ruyue Deng  1 , Wenjing Zhang  1 , Jun Yao  1   3
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Perceived stress and life satisfaction among elderly migrants in China: A moderated mediation model

Yanjie Hou et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Objective: Our study aims to test whether anxiety mediated the association between perceived stress and life satisfaction and whether the mediating effect was moderated by resilience among elderly migrants in China.

Methods: We used self-reported data collected from 654 elderly migrants in Nanjing. Regression analyses using bootstrapping methods were conducted to explore the mediating and moderating effects.

Results: The results showed that anxiety mediated the relationship between perceived stress and life satisfaction (indirect effect = -0.040, CI [-0.066, -0.017]). Moreover, moderated mediated analysis indicated that resilience moderated the path between anxiety and life satisfaction (moderating effect = 0.034, 95% CI [0.021, 0.048]). In particular, anxiety had a negative impact on life satisfaction only for Chinese elderly migrants with lower resilience.

Conclusion: Our study suggests that perceived stress could reduce life satisfaction among elderly migrants as their anxiety levels increase. Fortunately, elderly migrants' resilience could undermine this negative effect.

Keywords: anxiety; elderly migrants; life satisfaction; perceived stress; resilience.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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The hypothesized moderated mediation model.
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The final moderated mediation model (∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001).
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The moderating effect of resilience on the relation between anxiety and life satisfaction.
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