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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 15 Empty nest elderly in rural areas and influencing factors of subjective well-being of Study: Coke Nana Peng Fang Xie Liqin Zhang Jingping [Abstract] Objective To investigate the empty nest elderly in rural areas of subjective well-being (SWB) and its influencing factors. Methods SWB single facial expression general information questionnaire and a self questionnaire older tools to measure 643 Hunan and Hebei, the rural elderly household survey. Results mean score of empty-nesters SWB 3.24 + -1.16, statistically significant analysis of variance (P lt;0.05, indicators of economic status ( =- 0.341, educational level ( =- 0.179, religious beliefs ( =- 0.164, physical activity ( =- 0.117, and residential patterns ( = 0.071 in the regression equation (F = 33.003, P = 0.000. Conclusion economic conditions affecting the empty nest elderly in rural areas the most important factor in SWB, followed by educational level , religion, sports and ways of living. [Keywords:] subjective well-being, empty-nesters, rural, factors SWB (Subjective Well being, SWB) is that people on the overall life satisfaction and happiness, is a measure of the importance of individual quality of life of comprehensive psychological indicators (1), studies in the elderly is widely used. As our population accelerating the aging process, extend the average life expectancy and fertility rates decline further, “empty nest” phenomenon is getting worse, year by year increase in home empty-nesters, the aging process has become an important issue can not be ignored in one (2). By 2030 the proportion of empty-nest elderly households will reach 90%, then the family of the elderly will be “empty nest” of (3). living in the empty nest elderly in the family is one of the groups to survive risky, due to emotional comfort, health care, life and other aspects of the lack of care, resulting in widespread empty nesters, “empty nest syndrome” that often appears as loneliness, empti