Yeung Gladys T Y, Fung Helene H
Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Room 328 Sino Building, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Eur J Ageing. 2007 Oct 11;4(4):219-227. doi: 10.1007/s10433-007-0065-1. eCollection 2007 Dec.
Family members and friends are important for the psychological well being of older adults. The present study examined the relative contribution of these two sources of support to life satisfaction among Chinese older adults living in Hong Kong. The moderating role of familism, which represents the commitment of family members to the family, was also examined. One hundred and eight Chinese older adults participated in the study. Findings suggest that, in general, family support contributes more to the life satisfaction of older adults than does friend support. While emotional support from family members is beneficial to life satisfaction of older adults regardless of individual differences in familism, instrumental support contributes more to life satisfaction for older adults with higher familism.
家庭成员和朋友对于老年人的心理健康很重要。本研究考察了这两种支持来源对生活在香港的中国老年人生活满意度的相对贡献。还考察了代表家庭成员对家庭承诺的家庭主义的调节作用。108名中国老年人参与了这项研究。研究结果表明，总体而言，家庭支持比朋友支持对老年人的生活满意度贡献更大。虽然家庭成员的情感支持对老年人的生活满意度有益，无论其在家庭主义方面的个体差异如何，但工具性支持对家庭主义较高的老年人的生活满意度贡献更大。
