Is it better to give or to receive? Social support and the well-being of older adults
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UNLABELLED: OBJECTIVES. This study examines the separate effects of several dimensions of giving and receiving social support on the well-being of older adults, with hypotheses guided by identity theory. METHODS: Data derive from the Social Networks in Adult Life survey, a national probability sample of older adults (N = 689). Ordinary least squares regression was used to examine the impact of total support, size of support network, number of types of support, and types of alter support relationships-both given and received-on well-being. RESULTS: Providing support to others is beneficial to older adults' well-being, as illustrated in the relatively strong, positive associations of total support given, the number of types of support given, and support given to friends and children on well-being. Receiving support was less important to well-being except when received from a spouse or sibling. CONCLUSION: Evidence from this analysis provides support for hypotheses predicted by identity theory, highlights the importance of examining giving and receiving support net of the other, and suggests that it is often better for the well-being of older adults to give than to receive.
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- Authors
- Thomas, P. A.
- Affiliations
- Duke University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Thomas, P. A.
- ORCID
- Thomas, P. A.
- Venue
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2009-12-22
- Volume
- 65B
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 351-357
- ISSN
- 1079-5014 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5368
- OpenAlex
- W2159896553
- Cited by
- 298
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- social support, older adults, well-being, identity theory, social support networks, support types
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Altruism, Family, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Social Environment, Social Support
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