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A Study Of Family Support, Friendship, And Psychological Well-Being Among Older Women In Hong Kong, Oi Ling Siu, David Rosser Phillips
A Study Of Family Support, Friendship, And Psychological Well-Being Among Older Women In Hong Kong, Oi Ling Siu, David Rosser Phillips
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The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of family support (affective and instrumental) and friendship (affective and instrumental) on the psychological well-being of older women in one district in Hong Kong. The study sample consisted of 60 older women aged 60 to 85. The results show that family support (affective and instrumental) and friendship (affective and instrumental) are all related positively significantly to psychological well-being (measures of positive affect include happiness, life satisfaction, and competency; and negative affect include stress, anxiety, and depression). A series of stepwise multiple regression analyses demonstrated that affective support for family and …