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Conjugal support: factor structure for older husbands and wives

T B Anderson¹, B J McCulloch

¹Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Journal of Gerontology

|May 1, 1993

Summary

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Social support between older spouses is a multidimensional construct, not a couple

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Social Psychology
Family Studies

Background:

Understanding social support is crucial for aging well.
Marital relationships significantly impact older adults' well-being.
Previous research has not fully clarified the structure of support within older couples.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the factor structure of social support among older spouses.
To determine if conjugal support functions as a couple's construct or an individual one.
To explore the dimensions of social support within the marital dyad.

Main Methods:

Utilized confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on data from 298 older marital dyads.
Examined nested measurement models at both couple and individual levels.
Analyzed the Aging Couples Study dataset.

Main Results:

Conjugal support was identified as a husband/wife construct, not a couple construct.
Social support within marriage is multidimensional, comprising instrumental, emotional, and confiding factors.
Husbands and wives demonstrated differing perceptions of these support dimensions.

Conclusions:

Conjugal support is best understood at the individual level within older marriages.
The multidimensional nature of support (instrumental, emotional, confiding) highlights varied spousal contributions.
Acknowledging differing perceptions of support is vital for marital satisfaction in later life.