Impact of social alienation on self-care ability in rural older adults through psychological resilience and subjective wellbeing

Psychological resilience and subjective well-being mediate the relationship between social alienation and self-care ability in old age among rural empty-nest older adults. Therefore, healthcare professionals and stakeholders should be concerned about the psychological resilience status and mental health of rural empty-nest older adults, strengthen their attention to subjective well-being, and adopt necessary targeted intervention measures to enhance the psychological resilience and subjective well-being of rural empty-nest older adults.