Krause N
School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-2029.
Psychol Aging. 1987 Jun;2(2):185-92. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.2.2.185.
The purpose of this study is twofold: one, to determine whether chronic financial strain is related to depressive symptoms among a random community sample of older adults, and two, to assess whether social support counterbalances or buffers the deleterious effects of financial strain. The findings suggest that elderly people suffering from financial strain are more likely to be depressed than are older adults with fewer financial problems. In addition, the data support the stress-buffering hypothesis, that is, that older people who have more informational support and who provide support to others, more often report fewer symptoms of depression as a result of financial strain than do elderly respondents who have less informational support and who do not provide support to others. Tangible and emotional support are found to be less effective coping resources when financial strain is present.
其一，在一个随机抽取的老年社区样本中，确定长期经济压力是否与抑郁症状相关；其二，评估社会支持是否能抵消或缓冲经济压力的有害影响。研究结果表明，与经济问题较少的老年人相比，遭受经济压力的老年人更易抑郁。此外，数据支持压力缓冲假说，即，与信息支持较少且不向他人提供支持的老年受访者相比，拥有更多信息支持且向他人提供支持的老年人，因经济压力而出现抑郁症状的情况更少。研究发现，当存在经济压力时，实际支持和情感支持作为应对资源的效果较差。
