Analysis of the mediating effect of attitudes toward aging on social isolation and self-perception aging of the elderly in rural communities
Objective:To explore the mediating effect of attitudes toward aging on social isolation and self-perception aging of the elderly in rural communities.Methods:The convenience sampling method was used to investigate 422 elderly people in rural communities in Chengdu from June 2021 to May 2022 by using general data questionnaire,Aging Attitude Questionnaire(AAQ),Lubben Social Network Scale(LSNS-6)and the Brief Ageing Perceptions Questionnaire(B-APQ).Results:The B-APQ score of the elderly in the rural community was(51.80±5.21)scores,the LSNS-6 score was(16.59±3.05)scores,and the AAQ score was(78.24±6.03)scores.Self-perceived aging was positively correlated with social isolation(r=0.535,P＜0.01)and negatively correlated with at-titudes toward aging(r=-0.526,P＜0.01);attitudes toward aging played a part of the mediating role between social isolation and self-perceived aging among the elderly in rural communities,and the amount of mediating effect was 0.39[95%CI(0.245～0.432)],accounting for 52.0%of the total effect.Conclusion:Attitudes toward aging plays a part of the mediating role in the social isolation and self-perception aging relationship of the elderly in rural communities,and the community should help the elderly to establish a positive psychological state and reduce the negative impact caused by so-cial isolation,so as to help the elderly in rural communities get more positive self-perception aging and promote healthy aging.
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