Krause Neal
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public health and Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Psychol Aging. 2007 Sep;22(3):456-69. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.3.456.
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. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved).
本研究的目的是探究三种社会支持类型（实际得到的支持、消极互动和预期的支持）是否与生活意义的变化相关。一项针对老年人的全国性纵向调查数据表明，更多的预期支持（即相信他人在未来如有需要会提供帮助）会随着时间的推移与更深层次的意义感相关联。从家庭成员和亲密朋友那里获得的情感支持也是如此。相比之下，研究结果显示，至少在最初阶段，消极互动会降低老年人的生活意义感。（《心理学文摘数据库记录》（c）2007美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
