The effect of square dance on family cohesion and subjective well-being of middle-aged and empty-nest women in China

Health Care Women Int. 2021 Jan;42(1):43-57. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1797041. Epub 2020 Aug 3.

Abstract

Researchers in this study aimed to examine the effect of square dance on the subjective well-being of middle-aged and empty-nest women, as well as the potential moderating role of group belongingness in the relationship between family cohesion and subjective well-being. A total of 331 middle-aged and empty-nest Chinese women participated in a survey to measure their family adaptability and cohesion, group belongingness, general well-being, and square-dancing participation information. The results were found as follows: (a) Chinese middle-aged and empty-nest women's family cohesion was positively associated with subjective well-being, and their group belongingness in square dance was positively associated with subjective well-being; (b) participation in square dance can be the moderator the relationship between family cohesion and subjective well-being; (c) group belongingness was found to be a moderator in the relationship between family cohesion and subjective well-being.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Asian People / psychology*
  • China / epidemiology
  • Dancing / physiology
  • Dancing / psychology*
  • Family*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Music / psychology*
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Social Participation / psychology
  • Surveys and Questionnaires