Krause Neal
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-2029, USA.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2006;62(3):185-207. doi: 10.2190/7PVL-3YA2-A3QC-9M0B.
This study is designed to test two hypotheses. The first specifies that older adults who live in dilapidated neighborhoods will receive less social support and encounter more negative interaction with family and friends. The second hypothesis proposes that the relationship between deteriorated neighborhood conditions and social relationships will depend upon whether older study participants have strong social skills. Data from a recent nationwide survey of older adults suggest that living in run-down neighborhoods is associated with more negative interaction; however, residing in disadvantaged neighborhoods is not related to the amount of support older people receive from significant others. But perhaps more important, the findings further reveal that the effects of living in run-down neighborhoods on social support and negative interaction are completely offset for older individuals who possess strong social skills.
本研究旨在检验两个假设。第一个假设明确指出，居住在破旧社区的老年人将获得较少的社会支持，并且与家人和朋友的负面互动更多。第二个假设提出，社区环境恶化与社会关系之间的关系将取决于老年研究参与者是否具备较强的社交技能。最近一项针对全国老年人的调查数据表明，生活在破旧社区与更多的负面互动相关；然而，居住在弱势社区与老年人从重要他人那里获得的支持数量并无关联。但或许更重要的是，研究结果进一步表明，对于具备较强社交技能的老年人而言，生活在破旧社区对社会支持和负面互动的影响完全被抵消了。
