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Social Capital and Preferences for Aging in Place Among Older Adults Living in Rural Northeast China

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  • Nan Lu

    (Department of Social Work and Social Policy, School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
    Sau Po Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Shicun Xu

    (Department of Population, Resources and Environment, Northeast Asian Studies College, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China)

  • Qinghong Zhou

    (Department of Social Work and Social Policy, School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China)

Abstract

The present study examines the association between cognitive social capital and structural social capital and aging-in-place among older adults living in rural Northeastern Chinese communities. Data were derived from a survey conducted in Dongliao County, Jilin Province, China, in late 2019. A quota sampling approach was used to recruit 458 respondents aged 60 years and older. Structural equation modeling was applied to test the proposed model. The results show that the measurement models of cognitive social capital and structural social capital were established in rural Chinese communities. Structural social capital was found to have a higher effect on aging in place than cognitive social capital (structural social capital: β = 0.241, p < 0.001; cognitive social capital: β = 0.118, p < 0.05). The findings highlight the crucial role both cognitive and structural social capital play in affecting the preference for aging in place among older rural Chinese adults. Policy and intervention implications are discussed.

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  • Nan Lu & Shicun Xu & Qinghong Zhou, 2020. "Social Capital and Preferences for Aging in Place Among Older Adults Living in Rural Northeast China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-10, July.
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