scholarly journals Economic Reform and Changing Patterns of Labor Force Participation in Urban and Rural China

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Maurer-Fazio ◽  
James W. Hughes ◽  
Dandan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Economic Reform ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Changing Patterns

scholarly journals Public Pension, Labor Force Participation, and Depressive Symptoms across Gender among Older Adults in Rural China: A Moderated Mediation Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3193
Author(s):  
Xin Gao ◽  
Tieying Feng
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Labor Force Participation ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Rural China ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Public Pension ◽  
Pension Scheme

Due to insufficient financial support and unceasing work, the rural elderly in China experience a range of mental disorders, and the most common one is depression. This study aims to investigate the association between public pension, labor force participation (LFP), and depressive symptoms for older men and women in rural China. A moderated mediation analysis is conducted using data in the 2015 wave extracted from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a continuous national social survey. A total of 2709 available surveys were obtained in our analysis. Using PROCESS, results revealed that the income from China’s New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS) was directly negatively related to depressive symptoms. However, LFP did not mediate the link between pension income (PI) and depressive symptoms in the total study population. The results of moderated mediation estimates indicated that gender significantly moderated the relationship between LFP and depressive symptoms. Specifically, for older women, the indirect effect of PI on depressive symptoms via LFP was significant, but not for the opposite sex. In order to improve the mental health of older adults in rural China, the policy makers and mental health therapists need to pay attention to the aforementioned factors.

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