Research On The Present Situation And The Relationship Of Perceived Control Meaning In Life And Subjective Well-being Among The Elderly

In the context of China’s ageing population,the well-being of the elderly deserves more attention.Therefore,the present study aims to investigate the present situation of the perceived control（PC）,meaning in life（Mi L）and subjective well-being（SWB）of the elderly and explore the correlation among them and test the mediating effect of meaning in life between perceived control and subjective well-being.The study surveyed520 elderly people living in four communities in a city in Inner Mongolia with Sense of Control Scale（SCS）,Source of Meaning Scale for the Elderly（SMSE）,and The Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness（MUNSH）.SPSS26.0 software and the PROCESS macro were used to analyze the differences in demographic variables,correlation among the three research variables and the mediation effect of meaning in life.Research shows that:（1）The perceived control of the elderly was above the middle level and there are significant differences in demographic variables.The PC of the elderly with good health was higher;The PC of 60-69 year olds was higher than that of 70-90 year olds.The PC of the elderly whose place of household registration in cities was higher.The elderly with a spouse had a higher PC than the ones without a spouse.The elderly with one child had a greater PC than the elderly with three or more children.The elderly who lived with their spouse and children had the highest PC.Older adults with education above high school had a higher PC.The PC was higher with the elderly of higher individual monthly income.（2）The meaning in life of the elderly is above the middle level and there are significant differences in demographic variables.The elderly with good health had a higher Mi L.The Mi L of 60-69 year olds is higher than that of 80-90 year olds.The elderly with a spouse had higher level of Mi L and the ones who lived with their spouse and children have a higher Mi L.The higher the level of education was,the higher Mi L the elderly had.The Mi L of the elderly who worked in government offices,public institutions before retirement was higher than that of workers or farmers.The Mi L was higher with the elderly of higher individual monthly income.（3）The subjective well-being of the elderly is in the medium level and there are significant differences in demographic variables.The SWB of the older adults with good health condition was higher.The SWB of elderly men was higher than that of elderly women.The SWB of the people aged 60-69 was higher than that of the people aged 70-90.The SWB of the elderly whose place of household registration in cities was higher.The SWB of the elderly with a spouse was higher than that of the ones without a spouse.The SWB of the elderly with one child was greater than that of the elderly with three or more children.The elderly who lived with their spouse and children had the highest SWB.The elderly with education above high school have higher SWB.The older adults with higher average monthly income had higher SWB.（4）Perceived control and meaning in life can predict the subjective well-being of the elderly significantly.And perceived control can influence the subjective well-being of the elderly through meaning in life.