Attitude towards aging and anxiety in the relationship between social alienation and depression in Chinese rural empty-nest older adults: a chained mediation modeling analysis
Our findings suggest that social alienation impacts depression among Chinese rural empty-nest older adults through the pathways of attitude towards aging and anxiety symptoms. Consequently, efforts aimed at preventing depression rooted in social alienation among this demographic should address both attitudes towards aging and mental health concerns.
Authors
- Zhaoquan Jiang
- Shixue Zhou
- Hengjie Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6568-3637)
- Huijun Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6124-9289)
- Qi Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-580X)
Institutions
- Jinzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22712-5
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.84