Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 4 - 11
• Main Authors: Xu, Jing, Liu, Guangwen, Li, Hexian, Jiang, Xiaoxu, Zhou, Shengyu, Wang, Jieru, Pang, Mingli, Li, Shixue, Kong, Fanlei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.01.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Aged women; Analysis; China - epidemiology; Families & family life; Female; Females; Humans; Influence; Integration; Loneliness; Male; Migrant older adults with children; Migrant workers; Older people; Psychological aspects; Research Design; Social aspects; Social Integration; Social interactions; Social isolation; Social networks; Social Support; Sociodemographics; Statistical sampling; Structural equation model; Transients and Migrants; Urban areas; Women immigrants; China; Shandong China; Loneliness; Female; Social integration; Structural equation model; Migrant older adults with children; Social support

The number of migrant older adults with children (MOAC) in China has been increasing in recent years, and most of them are women. This study aimed to explore the mediating effect of social support between social integration and loneliness among the female MOAC in Jinan, China. In this study, 418 fem...