The mediating role of psychological resilience between social participation and life satisfaction among older adults in China

Table 3 Comparison of psychological resilience among older adults with different characteristics

Characteristics		Frequency	low-level		high-level		χ2	P value
Characteristics		Frequency	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	χ2	P value
Gender	Male	6873	3107	45.2	3766	54.8	249.014	< 0.001
Gender	Female	8906	5153	57.9	3753	42.1
Age	65–74	3282	1309	39.9	1973	60.1	402.102	< 0.001
	75–84	4277	2061	48.2	2216	51.8
	≥ 85	8220	4890	59.5	3330	40.5
Marital status	Married	6450	2714	42.1	3736	57.9	461.327	< 0.001
Marital status	Windowed, never married and divorced	9329	5546	59.4	3783	40.6
Education	Illiterate	7961	4901	61.6	3060	38.4	546.915	< 0.001
Education	Literate	7818	3359	43.0	4459	57.0
Current residence	Urban	8738	4419	50.6	4319	49.4	24.756	< 0.001
Current residence	Rural	7041	3841	54.6	3200	45.4
Living status	With family	12,684	6496	51.2	6188	48.8	34.334	< 0.001
	Alone	2514	1422	56.6	1092	43.4
	Institution	581	342	58.9	239	41.1
Financial support	Yes (enough)	13,507	6673	49.4	6834	50.6	325.940	< 0.001
Financial support	No (not enough)	2272	1587	69.9	685	30.1
Chronic disease	Yes	11,016	5756	52.3	5260	47.7	0.137	0.711
Chronic disease	No	4763	2504	52.6	2259	47.4

Notes: *, **, *** Represents a significance level of p < 0.05; p < 0.01; p < 0.001, respectively

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