Department of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588-0324, United States.
Soc Sci Res. 2012 Nov;41(6):1529-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.05.018. Epub 2012 Jun 12.
Utilizing the stress process and life course perspectives, we investigated the influence of non-spousal social support on the associations between marital quality, physical disability, and loneliness among married older adults. Using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), we found that the association between physical disability and loneliness was partially accounted for by the fact that physical disability was associated with less supportive nonmarital relationships. While physically-disabled older adults in higher-quality marriages were buffered from loneliness, supportive non-martial relationships did not offset elevated loneliness among those in low-quality marriages. These associations were largely similar for men and women. Thus, although both marital and nonmarital relationships are important for loneliness, when confronted with a stressor such as disablement it is the marital relationship alone that matters.
利用压力过程和生命历程的观点，我们研究了非配偶社会支持对已婚老年人婚姻质量、身体残疾和孤独感之间关联的影响。利用来自国家社会生活、健康和老龄化项目（NSHAP）的数据，我们发现身体残疾与孤独感之间的关联部分归因于身体残疾与支持性非婚姻关系较少有关。虽然身体残疾的老年人在婚姻质量较高的情况下可以免受孤独感的困扰，但在婚姻质量较低的情况下，支持性的非婚姻关系并不能减轻孤独感。这些关联在男性和女性中基本相似。因此，尽管婚姻和非婚姻关系对孤独感都很重要，但当面临残疾等压力源时，只有婚姻关系才是重要的。
