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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Environmental Health and Exposome
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1447777
This article is part of the Research Topic Multi-scale Urban Built Environment and Human Health View all articles

Gender differences in the subjective well-being of the elderly and the determinant factors: A case study of Nanjing

Provisionally accepted
Jianxi Feng Jianxi Feng Min Zheng Min Zheng *
  • Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

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    Improving the subjective well-being of the elderly is of great significance for achieving 'Healthy Aging'. Nonetheless, quite few studies have been conducted on gender differences in the subjective well-being of the elderly. Based on a survey regarding the quality of life of the elderly in Nanjing in 2021, this paper employs a hierarchical linear model to analyze the gender differences in the impacts of the built environment and household structure on the subjective well-being of the elderly.Results show that there are significant gender differences in the subjective well-being of the elderly, with older women reporting higher levels of subjective well-being.Gender differences also exist in how the built environment and household structure affect the subjective well-being of the elderly. Three mechanisms through which gender affects the subjective well-being of the elderly are proposed, including structural mechanisms, socio-cultural mechanisms and physiological mechanisms. These findings can provide references for targeted environmental interventions and urban planning policies that promote the mental health of the elderly.

    Keywords: Subjective well-being, the elderly, gender differences, built environment, Household Structure

    Received: 12 Jun 2024; Accepted: 12 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Feng and Zheng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Min Zheng, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

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