Sherman E
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1984;20(2):133-44. doi: 10.2190/15xy-hbyw-2w90-626u.
Key variables from the Kuypers and Bengtson social reconstruction model were operationalized to investigate their relationship to selected measures of morale. They were incorporated in a questionnaire that was completed by 229 retired, noninstitutionalized men and women. Social reconstruction variables were found to have stronger correlations with morale measures than were demographic variables such as age and social class. Reconstruction variables were found to have significant relationships with measures of general happiness and self-esteem, but not with Form A of the Life Satisfaction Index. The interactive effect of social reconstruction variables with one another relative to morale was particularly indicative of the potential heuristic value of the model for both theory and practice.
对凯珀斯和本特森社会重建模型中的关键变量进行了操作化处理，以研究它们与选定的士气指标之间的关系。这些变量被纳入一份问卷中，由229名退休的、未入住机构的男性和女性填写。结果发现，与年龄和社会阶层等人口统计学变量相比，社会重建变量与士气指标的相关性更强。重建变量与总体幸福感和自尊指标存在显著关系，但与生活满意度指数A表无关。社会重建变量之间相对于士气的交互作用尤其表明了该模型在理论和实践方面的潜在启发价值。
