Longitudinal study of social support and meaning in life
Longitudinal study of social support and meaning in life
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DOI：
10.1037/0882-7974.22.3.456
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Krause, Neal
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作者：
Krause, Neal
本研究的目的是了解三种类型的社会支持（制定的支持，消极的互动，和预期的支持）是否与生活意义的变化有关。一项全国性的老年人纵向调查的数据表明，更多的预期支持（即，相信将来如果需要，其他人会提供帮助）与随着时间的推移而产生的更深层次的意义感有关。从家庭成员和亲密朋友那里得到的情感支持也是如此。相比之下，调查结果显示，至少在最初，消极的互动降低了老年人的生活意义感。
The purpose of this study was to see whether 3 types of social support (enacted support, negative interaction, and anticipated support) are associated with change in meaning in life. Data from a nationwide longitudinal survey of older people suggested that greater anticipated support (i.e., the belief that others will provide assistance in the future if needed) is associated with a deeper sense of meaning over time. The same was true with respect to emotional support received from family members and close friends. In contrast, the findings revealed that, at least initially, negative interaction lowers an older person's sense of meaning in life.