Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, United States.
School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States.
J Women Aging. 2021 Jul-Aug;33(4):396-410. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2020.1860633. Epub 2020 Dec 21.
Using cluster analysis, we investigated whether perceived social support and individual differences in preferences to use support combined to form distinct profiles. Self-report data were collected from U.S. adults ( = 454; aged 40-90, = 55.37, = 9.73). Four profiles were identified: disengaged, interpersonally connected, isolated independent, and connected independent. Profiles characterized by high perceived support were associated with better overall health, even among those who preferred not to use support; men and those not married or cohabiting were less likely to be in these profiles. Implications for understanding associations between social support and health and the identification of at-risk groups are discussed.
使用聚类分析，我们研究了感知到的社会支持和个体对使用支持的偏好差异是否结合形成不同的模式。从美国成年人（n=454；年龄 40-90 岁，M=55.37，SD=9.73）中收集了自我报告数据。确定了四个特征：不投入、人际联系、孤立独立和联系独立。高感知支持的特征与更好的整体健康相关，即使是那些不喜欢寻求支持的人也是如此；男性和未婚或未同居的人不太可能属于这些特征。讨论了理解社会支持与健康之间的关联以及识别高风险群体的意义。
