Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 729-736.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.05.13

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

LIU Xiaoshi1, CAO Zhongping2, YU Junjie3, MO Bibo4, WU Yun3   

  1. 1. School of Educational Science, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002;
    2. School of Educational Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410006;
    3. School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084;
    4. College of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234
  • Published:2024-09-19

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Abstract: 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.

Key words: education, health, security, age, rural middle-aged and elderly

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  • B844
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