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Stability and change in the perceived social support of older Taiwanese adults.

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Cornman, JC; Lynch, SM; Goldman, N; Weinstein, M; Lin, H-S
Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
November 2004

The purpose of this study is to examine stability and change in Taiwanese elders' perceptions about the availability of social support and the sociodemographic and cultural factors associated with change.This study uses data from four waves of the Survey of Living Status of the Elderly in Taiwan that spans a 10-year period and employs latent growth curve models to examine trajectories of perceived support and the sociocultural factors that may explain variability in baseline levels of support and variability in changes in support as respondents age.Perceptions about social support appear to follow a linear trajectory across age, with significant variation in baseline perceptions and in patterns of change in perceived support across the sample. Sociocultural factors primarily explain differences in initial levels of support but also have some effect on changes in support.Despite the increasing pressures and demands on adult children's time that are associated with social and economic development, the elderly in Taiwan on average feel supported by their social networks, with the perceived availability of support increasing with age.

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Published In

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

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EISSN

1758-5368

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

November 2004

Volume

59

Issue

6

Start / End Page

S350 / S357

Related Subject Headings

  • Taiwan
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Support
  • Social Change
  • Models, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Gerontology
 

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Cornman, J. C., Lynch, S. M., Goldman, N., Weinstein, M., & Lin, H.-S. (2004). Stability and change in the perceived social support of older Taiwanese adults. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 59(6), S350–S357. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/59.6.s350
Cornman, Jennifer C., Scott M. Lynch, Noreen Goldman, Maxine Weinstein, and Hui-Sheng Lin. “Stability and change in the perceived social support of older Taiwanese adults.The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 59, no. 6 (November 2004): S350–57. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/59.6.s350.
Cornman JC, Lynch SM, Goldman N, Weinstein M, Lin H-S. Stability and change in the perceived social support of older Taiwanese adults. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2004 Nov;59(6):S350–7.
Cornman, Jennifer C., et al. “Stability and change in the perceived social support of older Taiwanese adults.The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol. 59, no. 6, Nov. 2004, pp. S350–57. Epmc, doi:10.1093/geronb/59.6.s350.
Cornman JC, Lynch SM, Goldman N, Weinstein M, Lin H-S. Stability and change in the perceived social support of older Taiwanese adults. The journals of gerontology Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences. 2004 Nov;59(6):S350–S357.
Journal cover image

Published In

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

DOI

EISSN

1758-5368

ISSN

1079-5014

Publication Date

November 2004

Volume

59

Issue

6

Start / End Page

S350 / S357

Related Subject Headings

  • Taiwan
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Support
  • Social Change
  • Models, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Behavior
  • Gerontology