The Mediating Effect Of Social Support On Physical Exercise And Life Satisfaction Of The Elderly From The Perspective Of "Healthy Aging"

Elderly group as an important component of the social population,the physical conditions,social issues such as health care,pension services gradually aroused people’s attention,combined with China’s large population base,the aging population increase fast,no matter from the state,society,family or the individual level,an aging society is a major problem of the people’s livelihood.Physical exercise as a non-drug interventions,to promote the elderly physical and mental health,social participation,realize healthy aging plays a very important role,but on the relationship between exercise and life satisfaction of the elderly,the study has not yet form a unified conclusion,most researchers think that the elderly to participate in physical exercise indirect influence life satisfaction,but by raising the elderly self-efficacy and improve social capital such as intermediary factors affect their life satisfaction;A small number of researchers believe that elderly people’s participation in physical exercise can directly affect their life satisfaction.People have both natural and social attributes.Under the background of social aging,the life satisfaction of the elderly is closely related to the interaction with the surrounding people.In the research on the social support and life satisfaction of the elderly,social support is generally considered to be one of the important factors affecting the life satisfaction and quality of life of the elderly.Therefore,this study used literature method,questionnaire method,mathematical statistical method and other research methods,with physical exercise as the independent variable,social support as the intermediary variable,life satisfaction as the dependent variable.To explore the relationship between physical exercise,social support and life satisfaction of the elderly and the predictive effect of the three variables;And examine the mediating effect of social support on the relationship between physical exercise and life satisfaction of the elderly.This study in Chongqing urban community elderly as investigation object,and USES the domestic and foreign scholars recognized sports rating scale(PARS-3)measurement of the elderly sports exercise,social support scale(PSSS)and life satisfaction scale(LSIA)measuring the level of social support and life satisfaction for seniors,survey of three scale data statistical analysis,using SPSS 22.0 software detailed descriptive statistics three variables(physical exercise,social support,life satisfaction)of the present situation;The independent sample T test and analysis of variance were used to examine the differences of the three variables in demographic factors and the differences of social support and life satisfaction in different exercise behavior factors.Correlation and regression analysis were conducted to test the predictive and mediating effects of the three variables,and the following conclusions were drawn:(1)The overall scores of social support and life satisfaction of the elderly in the main urban communities in Chongqing are relatively high;The social support score of family support was the highest,the support of friends was the second,and the support of others was the lowest.The respondents have a low intensity of physical exercise,but they have a strong enthusiasm to participate in physical exercise,a high frequency of exercise,and a longer duration of exercise.(2)Different demographic variables had significant differences in the scores of physical activity level,social support and life satisfaction of the elderly in the main urban communities of Chongqing(P < 0.01).Male scores were significantly higher than female;The scores of 60-69 years old were significantly higher than those of 70 years old and above.The scores of marital status of spouses were significantly higher than those of non-spouses.The score of living with spouse was significantly higher than that of other living modes.(3)Different exercise behavioral variables have significant differences in the social support level and life satisfaction of the elderly in the main urban communities of Chongqing(P < 0.01).Participating in physical exercise can significantly improve the social support level and life satisfaction degree of the elderly.There was an "inverted U" relationship between the amount of physical exercise and the social support and life satisfaction of the elderly,and the score of social support and satisfaction of the elderly was the highest when they participated in the middle level of physical exercise.In terms of the number of participants in the types of sports items:physical and mental exercise(SH)> aerobic exercise(AT);The scores of life satisfaction and social support showed aerobic exercise(AT)> physical and mental exercise(SH).(4)The regression coefficients of physical exercise,social support and life satisfaction of the elderly were significant(P < 0.01).Gender,marital status,education level and physical exercise had significant predictive effects on the level of social support(P < 0.01),and marital status and physical exercise had the highest predictive effects on the level of social support of the elderly.Marital status,living style,physical exercise and social support had significant predictive effects on life satisfaction of the elderly(P < 0.01),and social support had the highest predictive effect on life satisfaction of the elderly.(5)Social support played a mediating role in the influence of physical exercise on life satisfaction of the elderly.The level of physical activity indirectly affects life satisfaction through some social support,accounting for 76%.The state,society and family should focus on the marital status,physical exercise participation degree and social support level of the elderly in their later years.Fully provide good physical training environment for the elderly group,under the support for the elderly in based on the reality of personal physical exercise of moderate intensity,encourage the elderly exercise habit,in order to promote the society to participate in the elderly,developing social networks at the same time increase the resources of social support level in the elderly,from family,friends and social mental and material support others,to alleviate the bad mood,enhance the social adaptation ability,improve the quality of survival of the elderly and life satisfaction degree,this study aims to analyze chongqing urban community sports exercise in the elderly,the relationship between social support and life satisfaction,In the hope of improving the quality of life of the elderly in the process of "healthy aging" to provide physical exercise intervention means,for the elderly sports policy formulation and relevant academic research to provide empirical reference.