Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)

doi:10.3390/ijerph16020278

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	Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)
	Liu, Jin 1,2; Rozelle, Scott 3; Xu, Qing 1,2; Yu, Ning 3; Zhou, Tianshu 1
刊名	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
	2019-01-02
卷号	16 期号:2
关键词	social engagement elderly health healthy aging loneliness 2SRI
ISSN号	1660-4601
DOI	10.3390/ijerph16020278
英文摘要	This study examines the impact of social engagement on elderly health in China. A two-stage residual inclusion (2SRI) regression approach was used to examine the causal relationship. Our dataset comprises 9253 people aged 60 or above from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS) conducted in 2011 and 2013. Social engagement significantly improved the self-rated health of the elderly and reduced mental distress, but had no effect on chronic disease status. Compared with the rural areas, social engagement played a more important role in promoting the elderly health status in urban areas. Social engagement could affect the health status of the elderly through health behavior change and access to health resources. To improve the health of the elderly in China and promote healthy aging, the government should not only improve access to effective medical care but also encourage greater social engagement of the elderly.
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI
WOS记录号	WOS:000459112100113
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://10.2.47.112/handle/2XS4QKH4/374]
专题	上海财经大学
通讯作者	Xu, Qing
作者单位	1.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Inst Finance & Econ, 777 Guoding Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 2.Shanghai Univ Finance & Econ, Res Inst Agr Farmer & Rural Soc China, 777 Guoding Rd, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China; 3.Stanford Univ, Rural Educ Act Program, Freeman Spogli Inst Int Studies, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Liu, Jin,Rozelle, Scott,Xu, Qing,et al. Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,2019,16(2).
APA	Liu, Jin,Rozelle, Scott,Xu, Qing,Yu, Ning,&Zhou, Tianshu.(2019).Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS).INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH,16(2).
MLA	Liu, Jin,et al."Social Engagement and Elderly Health in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 16.2(2019).