Mindfulness, pension, and life satisfaction of retired older adults in China: mediation effects of positive and negative affect

Abstract With rising average life expectancies and continuing early retirement, China has more retirees than ever before. This study builds from previous research to understand how mental financial resources affect satisfaction amongst 1,018 Chengdu, retirees. Specifically, our examined the extents of mindfulness pension influence whether relations are mediated by positive negative (PANA). The SEM results indicate a significant direct (β = 0.26) an indirect 0.18) effect on via PANA, while amount small 0.04) only affect. estimates, however, varied gender age. Mindfulness had strong reducing NA for female older adults substantially increasing PA male adults. Additionally, significantly reduced aged 65 above. These findings call increased interventions robust policies better support retired in China.