The relationship between coping, social support, functional disability and depression in the elderly

被引：136

作者：

Greenglass, E ^{[1
]}

Fiksenbaum, L ^{[1
]}

Eaton, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] York Univ, Dept Psychol, N York, ON M3J 1P3, Canada

来源：

ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING | 2006年 / 19卷 / 01期

关键词：

elderly; depression; functional disability; coping; social support;

D O I：

10.1080/14659890500436430

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

The increase in the number of older people and the functional disability associated with increasing age have caused concern regarding the consequences of large numbers of elderly people who are limited in their functional ability. One of the psychological factors that should be related to functional disability in the elderly is the way they cope with stress. The present study examines the use of proactive coping in the elderly in relation to their depression and their functional ability. Results of structural equation modeling showed that proactive coping was negatively associated with functional disability and with depression. Social support was positively associated with proactive coping and negatively with depression. Depression was positively associated with functional disability. A significant implication of the results is the importance of studying the combined relationship of social support and coping to elderly functioning.

引用

页码：15 / 31

页数：17

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