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The causal impacts and the pathways of solo-living on health and well-being of older adults are still unclear. This study examines the correlates of solo-living and subsequent health outcomes of solo-living among older adults in mainland China.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We draw data from four waves of a nationwide survey with a total of 9,714 older adults aged 65 or older who had at least three interviews in 2005\u20132014. A generalized structural equation modeling approach was applied to examine what factors are associated with solo-living status and whether and how the antecedent of solo-living status subsequently affects well-being and health.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Owning a home, having no living child, and a preference to live independently are positively correlated with living alone, whereas living in a city, having economic independence, being educated, and having poor physical and cognitive functions are associated with lower odds of solo-living. Older Chinese adults who live alone are more likely to feel lonely and have a lower life satisfaction, yet they are more likely to be involved in social\/leisure activities, and have fewer physical disabilities and a lower mortality risk.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There is a bi-directional relationship between solo-living and well-being\/health among the Chinese older adults. Solo-living is a conditioned choice of a set of critical factors among older Chinese. The greater involvement in social\/leisure activities is likely a key for Chinese solo-living older adults to mitigate the negative impact of their lower psychological well-being on subsequent mortality.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/geronb\/gby140","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,20]],"date-time":"2018-11-20T20:11:38Z","timestamp":1542744698000},"page":"1441-1452","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":47,"title":["Reciprocal Dynamics of Solo-Living and Health Among Older Adults in Contemporary China"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"74","author":[{"given":"Danan","family":"Gu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Division, United Nations, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiushi","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore"},{"name":"Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei-Jun Jean","family":"Yeung","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Sociology, National University of Singapore"},{"name":"Centre for Family and Population Research, National University of Singapore"},{"name":"Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,11,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"2019100412364415000_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"63","DOI":"10.2147\/CIA.S148334","article-title":"Sources and directions of social support and life satisfaction among solitary Chinese older adults in Hong Kong: The mediating role of sense of loneliness","volume":"13","author":"Bai","year":"2017","journal-title":"Clinical Interventions in Aging"},{"key":"2019100412364415000_CIT0002","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"S145","DOI":"10.1093\/geronb\/57.3.S145","article-title":"Living arrangements of older adults in the developing world: An analysis of demographic and health survey household surveys","volume":"57","author":"Bongaarts","year":"2002","journal-title":"The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences"},{"key":"2019100412364415000_CIT0003","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"165","DOI":"10.1037\/0003-066X.54.3.165","article-title":"Taking time seriously. 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