ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Association between Sense of Belonging and Loneliness among the Migrant Elderly Following Children in Jinan, Shandong Province, China: The Moderating Effect of Migration Pattern.
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- Exploring the Role of Appraised Support in Mitigating Reverse Culture Shock Among Cross-Border Retirement Migrants.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Migration status and internet use: gender differences in mental health among rural older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- How did Chinese older drifters re-establish social networks to mitigate their loneliness in new residential surroundings: a qualitative study in Nanjing, China.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Investigation and analysis of sleep and mental health status among MEFCs.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association between different patterns of social participation and loneliness among the Chinese older people: is there a local-migrant gap?BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Association between social integration and loneliness among the female migrant older adults with children: the mediating effect of social support.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The impact of social participation on the quality of life among older adults in China: a chain mediation analysis of loneliness, depression, and anxiety.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Effects of Health Service Utilization and Informal Social Support on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among the Internal Migrant Elderly following Children in Weifang, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Chinese elderly migrants' loneliness, anxiety and depressive symptoms: The mediation effect of perceived stress and resilience.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDriven by accelerating population aging and migration, the number of older migrants has increased rapidly in China. Those who moved to cities to look after grandchildren were referred to as the migrant elderly following children (MEFC). This study aims to examine the relationship between sense of belonging and loneliness and explore the moderating effect of migration pattern among the MEFC in China.
methodsThe study included 656 MEFC aged 60 years and above. Loneliness was evaluated by the eight-item University of California Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (ULS-8). Sense of belonging and migration pattern were measured using a self-designed questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to test the proposed association and moderating effect. A margins plot was introduced to illustrate this effect.
resultsThe average ULS-8 score was 12.82 ± 4.05, revealing a low level of loneliness. A weak sense of belonging was related with a higher level of loneliness (β = 0.096,
conclusionsSense of belonging was correlated with loneliness, and the moderating role of migration pattern was established. Both policymakers and the adult children of inter-provincial migrant elderly should focus on this special subgroup.
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