Social support as a mediator in the relation between sensation seeking (need for stimulation) and psychological adjustment in older adults

被引：3

作者：

Roth, Marcus ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leipzig, Inst Psychol 2, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2009年 / 47卷 / 07期

关键词：

Sensation seeking; Social support; Mediation; Elderly; POPULATION-SAMPLE; SELF-ESTEEM; SCALE; SEX; AGE; RELIABILITY; COMMUNITY; MORTALITY; VALIDITY; FRIENDS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.paid.2009.06.025

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This article investigates the potential role of social support as a mediator between sensation seeking (in the sense of a basal need for stimulation) and psychological adjustment in older adults. A sample of 325 individuals aged between 65 and 95 years were tested using questionnaires, which assess social support, sensation seeking, global self-worth, sense of coherence, and satisfaction with life. Path analyses provided support for a mediator model in which the relationship between sensation seeking and psychological adjustment was fully mediated by social support (the path coefficient between sensation seeking and psychosocial adjustment declines from beta = .27 to beta = .02, when adding an indirect path mediated by social support). Findings further suggest that this mediation effect was independent of sex and age. The study demonstrates the relevance of measuring sensation seeking as a personality trait in older adults. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：798 / 801

页数：4

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