Education and Psychological Distress of Older Chinese

Author:

Zhang Wei1,Chen Huashuai23,Feng Qiushi4

Affiliation:

1. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA

2. Business School of Xiangtan University, Hunan, China

3. Duke University, Durham, USA

4. National University of Singapore, Singapore

Abstract

Objective: The goal of this study is to examine whether and how education predicts distress for older Chinese and whether this association varies by age, gender, and rural/urban residence. Method: The random-effect panel model and Heckman selection model were used to analyze four waves of data with a total sample size of 54,405 from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Results: We found the following: (a) There is a persistent and negative association between education and distress among older Chinese; (b) education predicts lower levels of distress over time and this is particularly true for males, urban residents, and the young-old; and (c) the effect of education on distress is largely explained by physical health, economic conditions, and a three-dimensional framework of leisure-time activities.Discussion: Our findings strengthen the external validity of the relationship between education and health and suggest the dynamic patterns on the subgroup variations within the association in China.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Geriatrics and Gerontology,Community and Home Care,Gerontology

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