The Relationship Between Age and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Five Capital Cities in Mainland China

Xing, Zhanjun; Huang, Liqing

doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0396-6

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“…Intriguingly, the study on the relationship between age and subjective well-being also suggests a life cycle pattern with people aged above 65 reporting the highest subjective well-being in the Chinese context(Xing and Huang 2014).18 Fung (2014) pointed out that the welfare regime in Hong Kong has accorded less attention to "nonproductive" groups.…”

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Intergenerational Conflict or Solidarity in Hong Kong? A Survey of Public Attitudes Toward Social Spending

Chou

2021

Soc Indic Res

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This study aims to investigate age-related differences in social spending preference in an Asian context, drawing on a random survey of more than 1000 adults in Hong Kong in 2013. Contrary to popular belief, older adults in Hong Kong hold a negative view toward welfare spending, especially when it is directed toward the poor population. In contrast, descriptive statistics reveal that younger people tend to support increased social spending on welfare assistance for the disadvantaged. The findings in this study provide evidence that reciprocity and solidarity in intergenerational relationships are present in Hong Kong. This demonstrates the nature of shifting social values held by different generations in a dynamic and demographically pressured Asian context. Amidst rising intergenerational conflict in different contexts in Asia, this study has profound implications for policymaking.

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Intergenerational Conflict or Solidarity in Hong Kong? A Survey of Public Attitudes Toward Social Spending

Chou

2021

Soc Indic Res

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“…One study found a wave shape with the lowest point at age 23 in a model without controls (Blanchflower & Oswald, 2019). Other studies found no evidence of a U shape on single-item happiness (Bardo, 2017), Cantril’s ladder (Dolan et al, 2017), and SWLS (Xing & Huang, 2014) measures. Altogether, the diversity in these studies was not a function of which item or measure was used to assess well-being.…”

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The U Shape of Happiness Across the Life Course: Expanding the Discussion

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Krahn

Johnson

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Perspect Psychol Sci

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The notion of a U shape in happiness—that well-being is highest for people in their 20s, decreases to its nadir in midlife, and then rises into old age—has captured the attention of the media, which often cite it as evidence for a midlife crisis. We argue that support for the purported U shape is not as robust and generalizable as is often assumed and present our case with the following arguments: (a) Cross-sectional studies are inadequate for drawing conclusions about within-person change in happiness across the life span; (b) cross-sectional evidence with respect to the ubiquity and robustness of the U shape in general levels of happiness and life satisfaction is mixed; (c) longitudinal support for the U shape in happiness and life satisfaction is also mixed; (d) longitudinal research on subjective indicators of well-being other than general levels of happiness and life satisfaction challenges the U shape; (e) when asked to reflect on their lives, older adults tend to recall midlife as one of the more positive periods; and (f) a focus on a single trajectory of well-being is of limited scientific and applied value because it obscures the diversity in pathways throughout life as well as its sources. Understanding happiness across the life course and moving the research field forward require a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach.

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“…Although research has measured the SWB of the elderly Chinese population, the majority of such research focused on the oldest population (Brown and Tierney, 2009; Li et al, 2008) or on the elderly living in urban areas (Tang and Wang, 2009; Xing and Huang, 2014) or in economically depressed areas (Zhang et al, 2008). A small number of studies focused on the SWB of the empty nesters residing in rural China (Wang et al, 2012).…”

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The aging population in China: Subjective well-being of empty nesters in rural eastern China

Liang

Niu

2017

J Health Psychol

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In this article, we explore the subjective well-being of empty nesters who lived in rural eastern China ( N = 967). The Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness is used to measure subjective well-being. The results indicate that Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness is appropriate for empty nesters in rural China due to its reliability and validity. Generally, male empty nesters report greater subjective well-being scores than females. Negative factors include low levels of education, being a widow or widower, or being unmarried. It is argued that the empty nesters' incapability to access adequate social service and home care leads to their poor subjective well-being.

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The Relationship Between Age and Subjective Well-Being: Evidence from Five Capital Cities in Mainland China

Cited by 46 publications

References 23 publications

Intergenerational Conflict or Solidarity in Hong Kong? A Survey of Public Attitudes Toward Social Spending

Intergenerational Conflict or Solidarity in Hong Kong? A Survey of Public Attitudes Toward Social Spending

The U Shape of Happiness Across the Life Course: Expanding the Discussion

The aging population in China: Subjective well-being of empty nesters in rural eastern China

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