van den Brink R H, Tempelman C J
Gerontagogisch Centrum, Rijkhogeschool Groningen.
Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 1989 Aug;20(4):147-52.
The literature is reviewed on: the value attached to social skills for the elderly, ideas about the relationship between age and social skills, and empirical research of this relationship. It is shown that several authors stress the importance of social skills by pointing to the far-reaching changes in social situation that many of the elderly have to cope with. In addition to this, it is believed that the elderly are--generally speaking--less skillful than the young. This is thought to be the result of an atrophy of skills, and changes in social standards. Research to support this view is rare, and limited to the cross-sectional approach.
对老年人社交技能的重视程度、关于年龄与社交技能之间关系的观点，以及对这种关系的实证研究。研究表明，几位作者通过指出许多老年人必须应对的社会状况的深远变化，强调了社交技能的重要性。除此之外，人们普遍认为老年人的技能不如年轻人熟练。这被认为是技能萎缩和社会标准变化的结果。支持这一观点的研究很少，且仅限于横断面研究方法。
