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Abstract：
Governance quality refers to how well the processes and institutions of public governance function and is widely recognized as having an important influence on human well-being. We developed and tested a theoretical model that elucidates the relationship between governance quality and the subjective well-being of residents in China by revealing the serial mediation effects of perceived social fairness and trust in government. Using data from the nationally representative Chinese Social Survey conducted in 2021 (n = 5019), we performed structural equation modeling to empirically examine our hypotheses. The results indicated that governance quality exerted a significant positive fully indirect impact on subjective well-being through perceived social fairness, trust in government, and their serial mediation effects. This study contributes to the literature by providing valuable insights into the determinants of subjective well-being and highlighting the serial mediating roles of perceived social fairness and trust in government in the relationship between governance quality and subjective well-being. The findings also provide practical insights for policymakers, as they indicate that promoting perceived social fairness and fostering trust in government are essential to translate governance quality into subjective well-being.
摘要：
治理质量是指公共治理的过程和机构运作的好坏，被广泛认为对人类福祉具有重要影响。我们建立并测试了一个理论模型，该模型通过揭示感知的社会公平和对政府的信任的系列中介效应来阐明中国治理质量与居民主观幸福感之间的关系。使用2021年全国代表性中国社会调查的数据(n=5019)，我们进行了结构方程模型来实证检验我们的假设。结果表明，治理质量通过感知社会公平对主观幸福感产生显著的正向完全间接影响，对政府的信任，以及它们的连环调解效果。本研究通过对主观幸福感的决定因素提供有价值的见解，并强调了感知的社会公平和对政府的信任在治理质量与主观幸福感之间的关系中的系列中介作用，从而为文献做出了贡献。这些发现还为政策制定者提供了实用的见解，因为它们表明，促进感知的社会公平和培养对政府的信任对于将治理质量转化为主观幸福感至关重要。
