TY - JOUR
T1 - A study of family support, friendship, and psychological well-being among older women in Hong Kong
AU - SIU, Oi Ling
AU - PHILLIPS, David Rosser
N1 - An earlier version of this article was presented at the Seventh Annual Congress of Gerontology of the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology held in Hong Kong on November 27, 1999.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - The "dual-channel" hypothesis (Lawton, 1996), which suggests the dual-antecedent pattern for positive and negative aspects of psychological well-being, was tested by examining the differential relationships between objective and subjective measures of family support (family contact, family quality, perceived importance of family) and friendship (friends support, friends quality, perceived importance of friendship) to two facets of psychological well-being (positive and negative affect). Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a sample of 60 older women aged 60 to 85 in one district of Hong Kong. A series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses, controlling for age and marital status, demonstrated that two subjective measures (family quality and perceived importance of friendship) were significant predictors of positive affect; and one subjective measure (family quality) was a significant predictor of negative affect. The "dual-channel" hypothesis was partially supported. Recommendations regarding informal support provision for older women are discussed.
AB - The "dual-channel" hypothesis (Lawton, 1996), which suggests the dual-antecedent pattern for positive and negative aspects of psychological well-being, was tested by examining the differential relationships between objective and subjective measures of family support (family contact, family quality, perceived importance of family) and friendship (friends support, friends quality, perceived importance of friendship) to two facets of psychological well-being (positive and negative affect). Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a sample of 60 older women aged 60 to 85 in one district of Hong Kong. A series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses, controlling for age and marital status, demonstrated that two subjective measures (family quality and perceived importance of friendship) were significant predictors of positive affect; and one subjective measure (family quality) was a significant predictor of negative affect. The "dual-channel" hypothesis was partially supported. Recommendations regarding informal support provision for older women are discussed.
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U2 - 10.2190/2K1W-HWLP-JKD5-LRP6
DO - 10.2190/2K1W-HWLP-JKD5-LRP6
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
C2 - 12735544
SN - 0091-4150
VL - 55
SP - 299
EP - 319
JO - The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
JF - The International Journal of Aging and Human Development
IS - 4
ER -