Social Support and Adaptation to Stress by the Elderly
Social Support and Adaptation to Stress by the Elderly
复制标题
DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.1.1.47
复制
发表时间：
1986-03-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Rose, Jayne
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Cutrona, Carolyn;Russell, Dan;Rose, Jayne
据报道，一个分两个阶段的项目的第一个阶段研究了压力和社会支持对老年人身心健康的预期影响。对50名老年受试者的样本进行了为期6个月的两个时间点的评估。结果表明，社会支持是身体健康状况的显著预测因子，而心理健康与压力×社会支持交互作用项有关。后者的结果与缓冲假说是一致的，因为高水平的社会支持有助于减少压力对心理健康的负面影响。在最初的评估中，精神健康状况较好的人在随后的6个月期间经历了较少的压力事件和更高水平的社会支持。本文还讨论了这些发现对压力和社会支持之间关系的研究和理论的启示。
The first of a two-phase project is reported that examined the prospective effects of stress and social support on the physical and mental health of the elderly. A sample of 50 elderly subjects was assessed at two points in time over a 6-month period. Results indicated that social support was a significant predictor of physical health status, whereas mental health was related to the Stress X Social Support interaction term. These latter results were consistent with the buffering hypothesis, in that high levels of social support served to reduce the negative impact of stress on mental health. Individuals who were in better mental health at the initial assessment experienced fewer stressful events and higher levels of social support over the subsequent 6-month period. The implications of these findings for research and theory regarding the relation between stress and social support are discussed.