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The Relationship Between Social Support and Morale: Comparisons of the Widowed and Never Married in Later Life

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1991

Abstract

Through an analysis of data from 152 widowed and 62 never-married elderly residents of southern Ontario, this paper examines the relationship between social support and well-being, measured in terms of morale. The data indicate that while perceived social support is related to morale, particularly among the widowed, measures of available support are not directly associated with well-being among the widowed and never-married elderly. Indeed, reliance upon others for support is, in some circumstances, associated with decreased well-being among the elderly.

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Cet article s'intéresse à la relation entre le soutien social et le bien-être ćmotif (moral) á partir de données recueillies auprès de 152 personnes âgées veuves et de 62 célibataires du sud de l'Ontario. Suivant les résultats, le support social perču est relié au bien-être émotif en particulier chez les personnes veuves. Par contre, les mesures du support disponible ne sont pas directement associées avec le bien-être des personnes âgées veuves et jamais mariées. Le fait d'avoir à compter sur les autres pour obtenir du support est même relié, en certaines circonstances, à un bien-ètre moindre chez les personnes âgées.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 10Number 2September 1991
Pages: 47 - 63

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Version of record online: 29 April 2009

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Anne Martin Matthews

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