Field D, Minkler M, Falk R F, Leino E V
Gerontology Center, University of Georgia.
J Gerontol. 1993 Jan;48(1):P18-28. doi: 10.1093/geronj/48.1.p18.
This study provides a longitudinal analysis of the influences of health, age, gender, and socioeconomic status on family contacts and family feelings in a sample of 62 members of the Berkeley Older Generation Study. Stability in family contacts and in family feelings was observed over 14 years of advanced old age. Of the four predictor variables, health and socioeconomic status accounted for the largest proportion of observed variance. Contrary to our hypotheses, study participants in better health had greater amounts of contact with family than did those in poorer health. The former also had more feelings of closeness to family members, a finding that may reflect greater possibilities for reciprocity between elders in good health and their family members.
本研究对伯克利老年一代研究中62名成员样本的健康、年龄、性别和社会经济地位对家庭联系及家庭情感的影响进行了纵向分析。在14年的高龄期内观察到了家庭联系和家庭情感的稳定性。在四个预测变量中，健康和社会经济地位占观察到的方差的最大比例。与我们的假设相反，健康状况较好的研究参与者与家人的联系比健康状况较差的参与者更多。前者与家庭成员的亲密感也更强，这一发现可能反映了健康状况良好的老年人与其家庭成员之间有更大的互惠可能性。
