empty nest youth
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Study on the Relationship between Work Stress and Work Engagement: The Effect of Empty nest Youth
At the present stage, the imbalance of regional economic development has caused the flow of working people in the space, giving birth to the social group of empty nest youth. Many scholars believe that for empty nesters, loneliness in the workplace is the most direct emotional experience. From the perspective of workplace loneliness, this paper first analyzes the internal mechanism of how work stress affects employees' job involvement, and then discusses the moderating effect of empty nest youth on the above mechanism. Gong Zuo Ya Li Yu Tou Ru De Guan Xi Yan Jiu :Kong Chao Qing Nian De Zuo Yong
DEStech Transactions on Social Science, Education and Human Science
Nainan Wen Shi-jia Yu
204370391
A Summary of the Analysis of the Living Conditions of "Empty Nest Youth" under the Theory of Temperament
With the continuous development and progress of the society, China's cities such as BeiShang GuangShen etc. hold the vast majority of funds and technology in one region and even China, which makes the employment groups of other cities flood into these first and second tier cities. It means that the team of "empty nest youth" (Hereinafter referred to as "ENY" is getting bigger. In the fierce social competition environment, "ENY" will inevitably face many psychological and physiological challenges. The basic characteristics of "ENY" are high level of cultural education, strong independent ideas and self esteem and self confidence. The formation of this special youth group is not only for social and family reasons, but also for individual reasons. By comparing the "ENY" with other "emerging youth groups" and ordinary urban youth to analyze the differences in their living conditions, it is concluded that the overall difference is not significant, but we may ignore that under the different temperament theory the living conditions of "ENY" are different. This review will discuss the "ENY" of different temperament types to understand their living conditions, and propose countermeasures to help them through the "empty nest" period.
DEStech Transactions on Economics, Business and Management
Juan Liu Lan Luo
199823094
Identifying linguistic differences between empty nest and non empty nest youth on Weibo
Correspondence Tingshao Zhu, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Room 817, Hexie Building, 16 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China. Email: tszhu@psych.ac.cn Abstract Recently, empty nest (EN) youth has aroused extensive concern of the Chinese public. This phenomenon is closely related with the social system, reflecting the current social changes in China. While advancing the urbanization, the EN youth has suffered from the homesickness and pressures from work, communication and housing. Therefore, the mental state and emotional expression of this group should be given enough attention. However, most of the current research is based on questionnaires or interviews, which are unable to provide direct and reliable evidence of emotional expression differences between EN and non empty nest (NEN) youth. By analyzing the microblog posts on Weibo, this paper aims to investigate the linguistic differences in emotional expression between EN and NEN youth. This study selected 5,040 EN and 8,000 NEN youths from 1 million active Weibo users. We conducted emotional analysis on original posts based on affective lexicon constructed by Dalian University of Technology, and compared the differences in emotional expression by independent sample t test. The results indicate that there are no practical significant differences between EN and NEN youth in their Weibo expressions; the results of two way ANOVA indicate that there are significant differences in both gender and region (Qinling Huaihe as the geographical boundary) This paper found that the EN state may not lead youth to have practical significant differences in emotional expression; EN status has different effects on youth of different genders and regions; Male EN and northern EN youths are more inclined to express inner emotions in online social networks than other youth.
Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
Yameng Wang Jingwen Wang Jiali Liu Fenying Zang Tingshao Zhu
207817954
Sentiment Analysis and Classification of Photos for 2 Generation Conversation in China
Appropriate photos can help the Chinese empty nest elderly and young volunteers find common topics to promote communication. However, there are little researches on such photo in China. This paper used 40 online photos with 160 sessions for the conversation experiment for the Chinese elderly and young people to analyze these photos and classify them. Sentiment analysis of Chinese conversational texts was used to estimate the speaker's attitude towards these photos. We collected the data set from the average value of sentiment analysis, the number of words uttered by the speakers, the pulse of the elderly, and the stress level of the youth for each photo. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was carried out as a data preprocessing step to improve classification accuracies, and we selected four Principal Components (PCs) that account for 85.20% of total variance in the data. Next, we normalized these four PCs scores for Hierarchical Clustering Analysis (HCA) of the photos, and we got four clusters with different features. The results showed that photos in cluster2 were only optimal for the youth; cluster3 only made the elderly participants speak more; cluster1 and cluster4 was not suitable for the elders and the young people. This paper firstly classified the photos for 2 generation conversation and describing their features in China. Although, we did not find any photos suitable for both the elderly and the youth, this empirical study took a step forward in the investigation of photos for 2 generation conversation in China.
Zhou Xiaochun Choi Dong-Eun Panote Siriaraya Noriaki Kuwahara
221570002
Factors Associated with Healthy Ageing, Healthy Status and Community Nursing Needs among the Rural Elderly in an Empty Nest Family: Results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
Health care for the rural elderly in and empty nest family is a major problem in such an ageing society such as China. Based on previous studies, China's rural health care services only focus on the physical health of the elderly, while public health care services only provide primary services such as blood pressure and blood glucose measurement. This leads to the question of whether physical health is the most important issue for the Chinese rural empty nest elderly (CREE) It is necessary to find out their health status, nursing needs and influencing factors associated with healthy ageing (HA) Using the method of logistic regression, four dimensions of HA (adding psychological health, social participation and daily activities to physical health) among 618 respondents in total were analyzed based on public panel data from the national survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) Interesting results have been found; for example, the most important factor restricting the HA of the CREE is not physical health but social participation. The independence, health, good employment and economic conditions of their adult children play an important role in protecting the HA of the CREE.
Healthcare
Liping Fu Yuhui Wang Lanping He
150782169
My Children, Your Children, Our Children, and My Well Being: Life Satisfaction of "Empty Nest" Biological Parents and Stepparents
Studies on the association between parenthood and subjective well being (SWB) have largely ignored the growing population of adults who experience more complex types of parenthood such as stepparenthood and multipartner fertility. We utilize the 'Parents and Children in the Netherlands' survey (OKiN) to study the association between different parenting roles and life satisfaction, a key component of SWB. We focus on the adjustment of parents in later life, rather than at the moment when they are living with dependent (step)children. The analytical sample was 6130 empty nest parents with a partner (10.9% reported having only stepchildren) The final linear regression models, accounted for individual selection into parenting status (e.g. educational attainment) characteristics of current partnership (e.g. trust in partner) and quality of intergenerational ties (i.e. average closeness with all (step)children) We find that once those variables were included in the models, no negative associations were found between any type of parenthood and life satisfaction. Interestingly, we find that quality of intergenerational ties acts as a suppressor; once accounted for, we find that (1) stepmothers report significantly and even substantially higher life satisfaction than mothers with only biological children with current partner; and (2) that fathers with only biological children from an ex partner report higher life satisfaction than fathers with only biological children with current partner. Therefore, we argue that in order to better understand the predictive validity of type of parenthood for individual well being, the quality of the intergenerational climate has to be considered.
Journal of Happiness Studies
Katya Ivanova
218834741
Increasing Physical Activity in Empty Nest and Retired Populations Online: A Randomized Feasibility Trial Protocol
Despite the extensive evidence on the benefits of physical activity (PA) in older adults, including reduced risk of disease, mortality, falls, and cognitive and functional decline, most do not attain sufficient PA levels. Theoretical work suggests that behavioral change interventions are most effective during life transitions, and as such, a theory based, online intervention tailored for recently retired and empty nest individuals could lend support for increasing levels of PA. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility of the intervention and study procedures for a future controlled trial. This study has a randomized controlled trial design with an embedded qualitative and quantitative process evaluation. Participants are randomized at 1:1 between the intervention and waitlist controls. Potential participants are within six months of their final child leaving the familial home or within six months of retiring (self defined) currently not meeting the Canadian PA guidelines, have no serious contraindications to exercise, and are residing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Participants are recruited by online and print flyers as well as in person at community events. The study aims to recruit 40 empty nest and 40 retired participants; half of each group received the intervention during the study period. The internet delivered intervention is delivered over a 10 week period, comprising 10 modules addressing behavior change techniques associated with PA. Primary outcomes relate to recruitment, attrition, data collection, intervention delivery, and acceptability. Secondary behavioral outcomes are measured at baseline and post treatment (10 weeks) Intervention selected participants are invited to an optional qualitative exit interview. The results of this feasibility study will inform the planning of a randomized effectiveness trial, that will examine the behavior change, health related fitness, and well being outcomes by exploring how reflexive processes of habit and identity may bridge adoption and maintenance in behavioral adherence.
International journal of environmental research and public health
Amy Cox Ryan E Rhodes
220366523
Prevalence of Depression Among Empty Nest Elderly in China: A Meta Analysis of Observational Studies
Background Depressive symptoms are common in empty nest elderly in China, but the reported prevalence rates across studies are mixed. This is a meta analysis of the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter) in empty nest elderly in China. Methods Two investigators independently conducted a systematic literature search in both English (PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library) and Chinese (CNKI and Wan Fang) databases. Data were analyzed using the Comprehensive Meta Analysis program. Results A total of 46 studies with 36,791 subjects were included. The pooled prevalence of depression was 38.6% (95%CI: 31.5 46.3% Compared with non empty nest elderly, empty nest elderly were more likely to suffer from depression (OR=2.0, 95%CI: 1.4 to 2.8, P<0.001) Subgroup and meta regression analyses revealed that mild depression were more common in empty nest elderly than moderate or severe depression (P<0.001) In addition, living alone (P=0.002) higher male proportion (b=0.04, P<0.001) later year of publication (b=0.09, P<0.001) and higher study quality score (b=0.62, P<0.001) were significantly associated with higher prevalence of depression. Conclusion In this meta analysis, the prevalence of depression in empty nest elderly was high in China. Considering the negative impact of depression on health outcomes and well being, regular screening and appropriate interventions need to be delivered for this vulnerable segment of the population.
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Hong-he Zhang Yuan-yuan Jiang Wen-Wang Rao Qing-E Zhang Ming-zhao Qin Chee H Ng Gabor S Ungvari Yutao Xiang
218685941
Are Empty Nest Elders Unhappy? Re examining Chinese Empty Nest Elders' Subjective Well Being Considering Social Changes
Aging, the one child policy, and migration have altered Chinese family structure and the number of empty nest elders is increasing. Since living without children runs in the opposite direction of filial piety, empty nest elders have typically been negatively viewed and depicted as unhappy. However, individualization and the unbalanced development of China may decrease the impact of children but increase the impact of the spouse and rural urban gaps on elders' well being. Therefore this study re examined the subjective well being of empty nest elders considering these social changes. Participants (N 765; age range 60 94 years, Mage 70.25 years, SDage 7.85; men 45% were recruited from two large cities, two small cities, and two rural areas in China. Elders' subjective well being was measured by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness Chinese version. Results showed that participants were happy on average; empty nest elders were not unhappier than non empty nest elders. Elders living without a spouse and rural elders had a high risk of being unhappy. Policymakers should thus shift their attention from empty nest families to the widowed and rural elders.
Frontiers in Psychology
Yanxia Zhang
229325145
Effect of Social Participation on the Physical Functioning and Depression of Empty Nest Elderly in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS)
This study aimed to explore the impact of social participation (SP) on physical functioning and depression among empty nest elderly taking part in the fourth wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS, 2018) The instrumental variable (IV) method and propensity score matching (PSM) method were used to analyse the impact of SP. The two stage regression results of the IV method showed that SP has a significant negative impact on the physical functioning scores of empty nest elderly (b 3.539, p 0.001) and non empty nest elderly (b 4.703, p 0.001) and SP has a significant negative impact on the depression scores of empty nest elderly (b 2.404, p 0.001) and non empty nest elderly (b 1.957, p 0.001) The results of the PSM method were basically consistent with the IV method. Compared with non empty nest elderly, SP had more positive effects on the depression of empty nest elderly (Wald kh2 6.62, p 0.010) Providing a friendly and supportive environment for the SP of empty nest elderly was an important measure to promote healthy ageing. Targeted SP may be one of the greatest opportunities to improve the mental health of empty nest elderly.
International journal of environmental research and public health
Dai Su Zhi-fang Chen Jing-jing Chang Guangwen Gong Dandan Guo Min Tan Yunfan Zhang Yanchen Liu Xinlan Chen Xinlin Chen Yingchun Chen