Open AccessAnticipated Support, Received Support, and Economic Stress among Older Adults
Author(s) -
Neal Krause
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/52b.6.p284
Subject(s) - stressor , perspective (graphical) , social support , psychology , depressive symptoms , empirical research , stress (linguistics) , empirical evidence , clinical psychology , gerontology , medicine , social psychology , psychiatry , cognition , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , epistemology , artificial intelligence
This study examined the interface between anticipated support, received support, recent economic stressors, and depressive symptoms in later life. A theoretical perspective was developed suggesting that received support exacerbates the effects of financial stress on depressive symptoms. However, this conceptual framework further specified that the noxious effects of economic stress are buffered or offset by anticipated support. Data from a nationwide survey of elderly people provided empirical support for both hypotheses.
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