在老年男女中,每天支持亲密的朋友和心情
Yee To Ng1, William J Chopik2, Kira S Birditt1
1Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Research on aging
|September 26, 2025
概括
年龄较大的成年人.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 心理健康 心理健康
背景情况:
- 社会支持对于老年人的福祉至关重要.
- 向朋友提供支持是一种自愿的,社会参与的行为.
- 这一特定的支持领域在老年人群中仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 检查老年人中亲密朋友的日常支持安排.
- 调查提供支持和情绪之间的内在联系.
- 专注于这些关系中的潜在性别差异.
主要方法:
- 在5-6天内使用了生态瞬间评估 (EMA).
- 每3小时收集情绪 (积极和消极) 的数据.
- 记录了与朋友的日常支持交流 (情感,建议,实践).
主要成果:
- 情感支持是最常见的帮助类型.
- 与女性相比,男性不太可能为朋友提供情感支持.
- 老年人报告说,在提供实际支持的日子里,他们的积极情绪更高.
- 与女性不同的是,男性在提供情感支持时,积极情绪下降.
结论:
- 在老年人如何支持朋友方面存在性别差异.
- 提供情感支持可能会给老年男性带来情感上的代价.
- 了解这些动态可以为改善老年人福祉的干预提供信息.
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