受教育水平能促进农村中老年人的身体健康吗?——安全感和年龄的作用

Relations between Education and Health in Rural Middle-aged and Elderly Adults:Examining the Roles of Age and Sense of Security

众多研究发现受教育水平对个体身体健康有积极的作用。然而,对于二者的关系是否在农村中老年群体中稳定的存在,以及具体的心理机制为何尚无定论。本研究考察农村中老年人的受教育水平对身体健康的影响,以及安全感的中介效应和年龄的调节效应。采用问卷法对1080名45~80岁的农村中老年人进行调查。结果发现,受教育水平、安全感和身体健康两两正相关;安全感在受教育水平和身体健康之间起中介作用;受教育水平经由安全感影响身体健康的中介作用受年龄调节。随着年龄的增长,安全感对身体健康有更强的预测作用。研究启示,为提升农村低教育水平人群的身体健康,可以将他们安全感体验作为干预的切入点,尤其对于年龄更大的老年人而言。

To explore the roles of age and sense of security in the relationship between educational attainment and physical health among rural middle-aged and elderly adults,this study investigated 1080 older adults from 20 county councils in Hunan Province.Participants completed a sense of security and physical fitness questionnaire with the assistance of trained researchers.The results indicated that educational attainment predicted middle-aged and elderly adults'health in rural areas.In addition,a sense of security mediated the relationship between educational attainment and health and age moderated the mediating path through security.As the age of middle-aged and older people in rural areas increases,a sense of security was a stronger predictor of physical health.Improving rural middle-aged and elderly adults'sense of security is of great significance for promoting the health of the rural population,especially for the elderly.