Glaser Karen, Tomassini Cecilia, Stuchbury Rachel
Institute of Gerontology, Room 6.24, Strand Building, King's College London, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2008 Nov;63(6):S359-68. doi: 10.1093/geronb/63.6.s359.
We examined variations over time in the relationship between past partnership disruption (due to divorce, separation, and death) and present support (coresidence with, help to and from, and contact with children) in early old age in Britain.
Employing data from the 2001/2 British Household Panel Survey and the 1988/9 Survey of Retirement and Retirement Plans, we investigated whether differences in support over time were due to changes in (a) the composition of the population (e.g., the percentage divorced) or (b) the strength of the covariates (e.g., the effect of divorce).
Our findings showed an increase in the experience of partnership disruption in early old age. Nonetheless, the percentage of people who reported receiving and providing support increased. A comparison of the two points in time showed that there was little change in the effects of partnership disruptions on support in early old age.
The fact that the level of support has remained stable or increased over time among this age group despite the increasing prevalence of divorce suggests that the negative effect of partnership disruption on support in early old age may be weakening over time.
我们研究了英国老年早期过去的伴侣关系破裂（因离婚、分居和死亡）与当前支持（与子女共同居住、给予和接受子女帮助以及与子女联系）之间的关系随时间的变化。
利用2001/2年英国家庭小组调查和1988/9年退休与退休计划调查的数据，我们调查了随时间推移支持方面的差异是否归因于以下方面的变化：（a）人口构成（如离婚百分比）或（b）协变量的强度（如离婚的影响）。
我们的研究结果表明老年早期伴侣关系破裂的经历有所增加。尽管如此，报告接受和提供支持的人数百分比有所上升。对两个时间点的比较表明，伴侣关系破裂对老年早期支持的影响几乎没有变化。
尽管离婚率不断上升，但该年龄组的支持水平随时间保持稳定或有所增加，这一事实表明，伴侣关系破裂对老年早期支持的负面影响可能会随着时间的推移而减弱。
