Research On The Influence Of Physical Exercise On The Social Integration Of Empty-nest Elderly

With the increasing trend of aging in China,the empty nest of families has gradually become the mainstream feature of families in the country.Due to the change of social role and unique living form,the empty nest elderly have serious problems in their mental health,physical health and social integration.Reviewing the relevant literature,most of the researches on the psychological and physiological aspects of the empty nest elderly,but the research on the social integration of the empty nest elderly is not deep enough,which needs further analysis.Therefore,this paper discusses the relationship between physical exercise,psychological capital and social integration of the empty nest elderly,which is of great significance for promoting the social integration of the empty nest elderly.In order to explore the current situation of empty nest elderly’s physical exercise,psychological capital and social integration and its influence relationship,this study mainly adopts the methods of literature,questionnaire,semi-structured interview and mathematical statistics to investigate the empty nest elderly in Nanchang.The survey samples were sampled by random sampling method.Nanchang City was divided into 9regions,and 60 empty nesters were randomly selected from each region as the survey objects.The questionnaire was distributed in the form of offline distribution to 540 empty nesters,and 496 valid questionnaires were finally obtained.In addition,descriptive analysis,analysis of variance,Pearson correlation analysis,linear regression analysis and other statistical methods are also used to analyze the current situation and the relationship between the main variables.Results:(1)In terms of physical exercise,the frequency of physical exercise for most empty nest elderly is about once a day,with each physical exercise lasting more than 60 minutes,and the intensity of physical exercise is light exercise.There were significant differences in the amount of physical exercise among the empty nest elderly in terms of age,marital status,educational level,occupation before retirement,economic income level,and health status(p<0.05);(2)In terms of psychological capital,the average score of empty nest elderly people’s psychological capital is(3.873 ± 0.394)points.There were significant differences in the level of psychological capital among the empty nest elderly in terms of marital status,pre retirement occupation,educational level,economic income level,and health status(p<0.05);(3)In terms of social integration,the average score of social integration of empty nest elderly is(3.50 ± 0.376).There were significant differences in education level,pre retirement occupation,economic income level,and health status in the social integration of empty nest elderly(p<0.05);(4)Physical exercise for empty nest elderly has a significant positive predictive effect on their social integration,sub dimensional economic integration,cultural integration,and social integration;(5)The intermediary effect of psychological capital between physical exercise and social integration is significant;Psychological capital plays a complete mediating role between physical exercise and social integration in the sub dimensions of economic integration and cultural integration,while it plays a partial mediating role between physical exercise and social integration.Conclusion:(1)The empty nest elderly have the characteristics of long time and high frequency of physical exercise,indicating that this group has a greater demand for sports.(2)The overall situation of psychological capital and social integration of empty nest elderly people is at a medium level.(3)Physical exercise is an important factor affecting the level of social integration of empty nest elderly,and the impact between the two is mainly achieved through the transfer of psychological capital.This indicates that improving the level of physical exercise and psychological capital of empty nest elderly people is conducive to their social integration.