Brody E M, Johnsen P T, Fulcomer M C
J Gerontol. 1984 Nov;39(6):736-46. doi: 10.1093/geronj/39.6.736.
Three generations of women (N = 403) were surveyed to discover their opinions about appropriate filial behavior toward elderly parents and their personal preferences among various providers of services that they might need in old age. Opinions were elicited by a vignette focused on what hypothetical adult children with differing situational characteristics should do to help meet the needs of their dependent widowed mother. Preferences were obtained from subjects' rankings of six potential providers (representing formal and informal support systems) for eight types of services. In the responses to the vignette, adjustment of family schedules and help with costs of professional health care were seen as appropriate for adult children, but adjustment of work schedules and sharing of households were not. For themselves, the women preferred adult children as providers of emotional support and financial management but not of income. The middle generation was least in favor of receiving financial support or instrumental help from children, preferring formal services for such assistance.
对三代女性（N = 403）进行了调查，以了解她们对孝敬年迈父母的适当行为的看法，以及她们在老年可能需要的各类服务提供者中的个人偏好。通过一个 vignette 来引出观点，该 vignette 聚焦于具有不同情境特征的假设成年子女应该如何做来帮助满足其丧偶母亲的需求。偏好则是通过让受试者对六种潜在服务提供者（代表正式和非正式支持系统）提供的八种服务类型进行排名来获得。在对 vignette 的回应中，调整家庭日程安排以及帮助支付专业医疗保健费用被视为成年子女应有的行为，而调整工作时间表和分担家务则不然。对于她们自己而言，这些女性更倾向于让成年子女提供情感支持和财务管理，但不包括提供收入。中年一代最不赞成接受子女的经济支持或实际帮助，更倾向于为此类援助选择正式服务。
