Analysis of influence of physical health factors on subjective wellbeing of middle-aged and elderly women in China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite a maturing literature on the association between subjective wellbeing (SWB) and mental condition, little is known regarding the happiness-physical health relation in China, among middle-aged and elderly women (MAEW) in particular. This study aimed to understand the effect of physical health on the SWB of MAEW in China.

Methods

Data from the 2014 and 2018 China Family Panel Study were used to analyse the SWB of women over the age of 45 years. In addition, descriptive statistics was used to describe the population distribution and panel ordered logit regression for regression analysis.

Results

Majority of the respondents reported satisfactory SWB, and the proportion of the respondents who were very happy and happy was more than 68%. In terms of health fa

SUBMITTER: Wang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169341 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature