Bravo M, Canino G, Rubio-Stipec M, Serrano-García I
Departamento de Estudios Graduados en Educación, Universidad de Puerto Rico.
P R Health Sci J. 1991 Dec;10(3):149-56.
In this article we examine the role of the family in the provision of social support by studying the identity of persons which the participants consider available for providing support. We define social support as that human relationship in which socio-emotional (closeness, intimacy counseling), instrumental (goods and services) and recreational (companionship for recreation) resources are interchanged. Based on a probabilistic sample of the adult (17-68 yrs.) population, 912 persons were successfully interviewed (response rate = 90.4%) using a structured interview schedule. Results indicate that close relatives (parents, brothers/sisters, sons/daughters) are the main resource of all types of support, not only of the general population but also of specific demographic groups defined by their gender, age (17-39, 40-68) and schooling (0-11, 12 + yrs). The marital partner was also identified as an important support resource, especially emotional and recreational; more distant relatives were also important for providing instrumental support. Although the compared groups showed many similarities, they also differed in various aspects both when individually and jointly analyzed. It is concluded that the family is very important in the provision of social support in Puerto Rico (PR).
在本文中，我们通过研究参与者认为可提供支持的人员身份，来考察家庭在提供社会支持方面的作用。我们将社会支持定义为一种人际关系，在这种关系中，社会情感（亲密、亲密咨询）、工具性（商品和服务）以及娱乐性（娱乐陪伴）资源得以互换。基于对成年（17 - 68岁）人群的概率抽样，使用结构化访谈提纲成功采访了912人（回复率 = 90.4%）。结果表明，近亲（父母、兄弟姐妹、子女）是各类支持的主要来源，不仅对普通人群如此，对按性别、年龄（17 - 39岁、40 - 68岁）和受教育程度（0 - 11年、12年及以上）定义的特定人口群体也是如此。婚姻伴侣也被视为重要的支持来源，尤其是在情感和娱乐方面；远亲在提供工具性支持方面也很重要。尽管所比较的群体有许多相似之处，但在单独分析和综合分析时，它们在各个方面也存在差异。研究得出结论，在波多黎各，家庭在提供社会支持方面非常重要。
