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Social support, social strain, loneliness, and well-being among older adults: An analysis of the Health and Retirement Study*.
- Source :
- Journal of Social & Personal Relationships; Mar2014, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p141-161, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This study proposed that, among older adults, higher support and lower strain received from each of the four relational sources (spouse/partner, children, family, and friends) were associated with reduced loneliness and improved well-being and that loneliness might mediate the relationship between support/strain and well-being. Structural equation modeling was conducted using a national sample of adults aged 50 years and older (N = 7,367) from the Health and Retirement Study. Findings indicated that support from spouse/partner and friends alleviated loneliness, while strain from all the four sources intensified loneliness; higher support and lower strain from various sources directly and indirectly improved well-being, with indirect effects mediated through reduced loneliness. It was concluded that, in later life, various sources of support/strain engender distinct effects on loneliness and well-being, and loneliness serves as one of the psychological pathways linking support/strain to well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- HYPOTHESIS
CHI-squared test
CONFIDENCE intervals
FRIENDSHIP
HEALTH status indicators
INTERPERSONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
LONELINESS
LONGITUDINAL method
SELF-evaluation
SPOUSES
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
SOCIAL support
WELL-being
STRUCTURAL equation modeling
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PSYCHOLOGICAL factors
OLD age
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02654075
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Social & Personal Relationships
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94381498
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407513488728