Relationship of Elderly Loneliness,Filial Expectations,and Intergenerational Social Support
- VernacularTitle:老年人孤独感与亲子支持、孝顺期待的关系研究
- Author:
Liang LIU
;
Huilan XU
;
Shuang SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Loneliness;
Elderly;
Intergenerational social support;
Filial expectation
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2006;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the loneliless situation of the elderly, and explore the relationship between loneliness,filial expectations and intergenerational social support among the elderly. Methods: Using UCLA Loneliness Scale, Intergenerational Social Support and Fealty Expectation Questionnaire, we investigated 423 samples of old people aged 60 ～94 of Changsha City. Results: The mean score of loneliness was 39.8 (s =7.3). Ordinal regression analysis indicated that the loneliness of the elderly was significantly related to received adult children social support (OR=2.208, P=0.006),afforded adult children social support(OR=2.056,P=0.01) and filial expectation(OR=1.872,P=0.027),controlled by age, sex, level of education, marriage, level of family income, and residence status. Filial expectation directly affected loneliness and indirectly affected loneliness through received adult children social support and afforded adult children social support. Conclusion: The loneliness of the elderly are significantly related to filial expectation and intergenerational support.
