Perceived Social Support and Preventive Health Behavioral Outcomes among Older Women

被引：59

作者：

Harvey I.S. ^{[1
]}

Alexander K. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-2058

[2] University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

来源：

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology | 2012年 / 27卷 / 3期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Health behaviors; Older women; Social support;

D O I：

10.1007/s10823-012-9172-3

中图分类号：

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摘要：

Although research has documented that social support is a positive pathway to healthpromoting behavioral practices, very few longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between social support and health-promoting behaviors among older, diverse women. Three waves of data from the Americans' Changing Lives (ACL) survey assessed whether or not changes in perceived social support influenced behavioral outcomes among 671 African American women and non-Hispanic white women aged 60 years and older. Positive social support from friends was the most successful in predicting physical activity across the life span while positive spousal support, positive support from children, and health behavior-specific support were insignificant determinants of physical activity. The results suggest that social support from friends may be an important predictive factor in engaging older women in physical activity during the aging process. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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页码：275 / 290

页数：15

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