The support and coping as predictors of well-being in old age

Authors

  • Sandra Emma Carmona Valdés

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2011v14i1p27-41

Keywords:

Family Support, Social Interaction, Personal Welfare, Older Adults.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of family support (instrumental, economic, emotional) and social relations in the personal well-being of the elderly in Monterrey, Mexico. The central research hypothesis assumed the existence of a predictive association of family support and social interaction with the personal well-being of the elderly. We studied information from 952 individuals ranging in age from 65 to 100 years, were built summations of instrumental support, economic, emotional, and a range of social relations and other staff to examine well-being information. The regression results indicate a positive predictor of emotional support and social interaction with the personal well-being of the elderly. The instrumental and economic support) are not associated with the personal well-being of the elderly in Monterrey, and does not appear any significant predictive relationship between two variables.

Author Biography

Sandra Emma Carmona Valdés

Dra. Filosofía con Orientación en Trabajo Social y Políticas Comparadas de Bienestar Social|UANL-Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. Profesor Investigador de tiempo completo. Líneas de investigación: La perspectiva de género en las políticas públicas. Facultad de Trabajo Social, Posgrado, UANL.

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Valdés, S. E. C. (2011). The support and coping as predictors of well-being in old age. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 14(1), 27–41. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2011v14i1p27-41

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2011)

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