Research On The Effects Of Leisure Activity Participation On Life Satisfaction In The Elderly

Since the turn of the century,the degree of population aging in China has continued to deepen,the health status and life satisfaction of the elderly need to be improved,and the participation in leisure activities,as an important part of the old people in later life,provides new ideas for improving the health status of the elderly and improving the life satisfaction of the elderly,but is constrained by many factors.In response to the unbalanced contradiction between the aging of the population and social development,China proposes to turn active population ageing into a national strategy,it is required to continuously improve the population ageing governance system and effectively enhance the sense of well-being,sense of acquisition and sense of security of the elderly.Therefore,clarifying the impact mechanism of leisure activity participation on health status and life satisfaction,which have great theoretical and practical significance for promoting active aging and promoting the quality of life in old age.Firstly,this paper combs the relevant literature on the participation of leisure activities of the elderly,the participation of leisure activities of the elderly and health,the influencing factors of life satisfaction of the elderly,and the relationship between the three.Secondly,this paper combines the Social support theory,Socialization theory and hierarchical theory of needs to propose relevant research hypotheses.Then,this paper constructs a structural equation model with the participation of leisure activities of the elderly as the independent variable,health as the intermediary variable and life satisfaction as the dependent variable.The empirical analysis is based on the data of Chinese General Social Survey,CGSS in 2017.In the empirical analysis,the reliability test and exploratory factor analysis were carried out by SPSS,the fit of the model was tested by confirmatory factor analysis by Amos,and then the correlation analysis and the main effect test were carried out.Finally,Process was used to test the intermediary effect and determine the proportion.The empirical research shows that:(1)leisure activity participation can significantly improve the health level of the elderly,among which developmental leisure activity participation is the most direct factor affecting the health of the elderly;(2)Leisure activity participation can significantly improve the life satisfaction of the elderly,among them,the most direct factor affecting the life satisfaction of the elderly is recreational leisure activity participation;(3)Health can significantly improve the life satisfaction of the elderly,and the factor that has the greatest direct impact on the life satisfaction of the elderly;(4)Health has a mediating effect between leisure activity participation and life satisfaction of the elderly,indicating that leisure activity participation can affect life satisfaction of the elderly through health.From the perspective of active aging,long-term efforts on all sides are needed to improve the level of the elderly leisure participation and improve the elderly health.Based on this,this paper puts forward relevant suggestions from the four levels of government,community,family and the elderly themselves,in order to accelerate the promotion of older-friendly social construction,jointly promote the participation of the elderly in leisure activities and protect the health of the elderly.