Krause-Parello Cheryl A
College of Natural, Applied and Health Sciences, Kean University, Union, NJ 07083, USA.
J Community Health Nurs. 2008 Jan-Mar;25(1):1-14. doi: 10.1080/07370010701836286.
The relationship between loneliness and general health was investigated in 159 older females living in the community. Pet attachment support, a variable tested as a mediator of this relationship, was examined also. Participants completed the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale, a Pet Attachment scale, and the Psychological General Well-Being Schedule: general health subscale. A negative relationship between loneliness and general health decreased when controlling for pet attachment support as a coping mechanism. The findings from this study support that pet attachment support has a mediating effect on the relationship between loneliness and general health in this sample of older females. Implications for community health nurses and public policy are discussed.
对159名居住在社区的老年女性的孤独感与总体健康之间的关系进行了调查。还对宠物依恋支持这一作为该关系中介变量进行了测试。参与者完成了加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校孤独量表修订版、宠物依恋量表以及心理总体幸福感量表：总体健康分量表。当将宠物依恋支持作为一种应对机制进行控制时，孤独感与总体健康之间的负相关关系有所减弱。本研究结果支持在这个老年女性样本中，宠物依恋支持对孤独感与总体健康之间的关系具有中介作用。还讨论了对社区健康护士和公共政策的启示。
