RT Journal Article
T1 Family and community support among older Chilean adults: the importance of heterogeneous social support sources for quality of life
A1 Gallardo-Peralta, Lorena
A1 Barrón López De Roda, Ana
A1 Molina Martínez, María Ángeles
A1 Schettini del Moral, Rocío
AB Family and community social networks act as social resources that promote well-being at advanced ages. In this study, we analyze the association between social support received from personal social networks (social support from various family members and friends) and community social networks (social support from neighbors and the neighborhood, age, ethnic, or religious group peers and formal social support networks) and quality of life (QoL) for a sample of older Chilean persons (n = 777). The results confirm that social support from family (partner, children, and extended family) and friends, integration in the community (neighbors) and social support from informal systems (social groups) are associated with QoL. Moreover, the model including both types of support explains 25.8% of variance in QoL. The results and their possible implications are discussed.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 0163-4372
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91152
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/91152
LA eng
NO Lorena P. Gallardo-Peralta, Ana Barrón López de Roda, M. Ángeles Molina- Martínez & Rocío Schettini del Moral (2018) Family and community support among older Chilean adults: the importance of heterogeneous social support sources for quality of life, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61:6, 584-604.
NO Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico (Chile)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025