Life Satisfaction and Death Anxiety among Chinese Rural Elderly: Moderating Effects of Gender, Age and Spouse

: Using a survey of 974 Chinese rural elderly, this study explored the relationship between life satisfaction and death anxiety among rural elderly and the moderating effects of gender, age, and spouse. The results showed that life satisfaction was significantly negatively correlated with death anxiety among rural elderly. Age and spouse had significant co-modulating effects on the relationship between life satisfaction and death anxiety among rural elderly. Specifically, life satisfaction of rural elderly with spouse and younger age significantly negatively predicted death anxiety. Moreover, life satisfaction of rural elderly with spouse and older age was not a significant predictor of death anxiety. Compared with those without spouse and younger age, life satisfaction in the rural elderly without spouse and older age was more significant in predicting death anxiety