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The dependency-support script in institutions: generalization to community settings.

M M Baltes1, H W Wahl

  • 1Department of Gerontopsychiatry, Free University of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Psychology and Aging
|September 1, 1992
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The dependency-support script, explaining elderly dependence, was tested in community settings. Results show this script persists, with independent actions often met by dependence-supportive responses.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Social Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • The dependency-support script explains dependent behaviors in institutionalized elderly.
  • Understanding these scripts in community settings is crucial for aging in place.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the generalizability of the dependency-support script to community-dwelling elderly.
  • To identify interaction patterns between community-dwelling elderly and their support networks.

Main Methods:

  • A comparative study involving 22 community-dwelling elderly.
  • Observation of interaction patterns with family members and home health nurses.

Main Results:

  • The dependency-support script was the dominant interaction pattern observed.

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  • Independent self-care behaviors elicited an ambivalent response, with incongruent (dependence-supportive) responses occurring twice as often as congruent (independence-supportive) ones.

    • Conclusions:

    • The dependency-support script is generalizable to community-dwelling elderly.
    • Social responses to independence are often incongruent, potentially reinforcing dependency.
    • Expectations of incompetence and the caregiver's helping role may explain these ambivalent responses.