mind as the findings are reviewed.
Finally, greater specificity may be needed in measuring the types or
dimensions of support. This is especially evident with regard to the index
of tangible support. The tangible support scale used here encompasses a fairly
diverse array of helping behaviors, including assistance with housework chores
as well as help with yardwork. A careful examination of these specific supportive
acts reveals that some are more likely to be provided by elderly women
(e.g., housework), while other types of assistance are more likely to be given
by elderly men (e.g., yardwork). In the future, it may be helpful to disaggregate
this measure into gender-specific subscales of tangible aid. Subsequent
analysis with these subscales may help specify gender differences in
the relationships among stress, support, and feelings of personal control more
clearly.
In spite of these limitations, we hope this research will encourage further
study of the determinants of social support among older adults. If we
carefully examine why older adults give and receive support, we may be in
a better position to find out why social support has a beneficial effect, and
why it may play an important role in the maintenance restoration of health
and psychological well-being.
mind as the findings are reviewed.
Finally, greater specificity may be needed in measuring the types or
dimensions of support. This is especially evident with regard to the index
of tangible support. The tangible support scale used here encompasses a fairly
diverse array of helping behaviors, including assistance with housework chores
as well as help with yardwork. A careful examination of these specific supportive
acts reveals that some are more likely to be provided by elderly women
(e.g., housework), while other types of assistance are more likely to be given
by elderly men (e.g., yardwork). In the future, it may be helpful to disaggregate
this measure into gender-specific subscales of tangible aid. Subsequent
analysis with these subscales may help specify gender differences in
the relationships among stress, support, and feelings of personal control more
clearly.
In spite of these limitations, we hope this research will encourage further
study of the determinants of social support among older adults. If we
carefully examine why older adults give and receive support, we may be in
a better position to find out why social support has a beneficial effect, and
why it may play an important role in the maintenance restoration of health
and psychological well-being.
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