城市老年人社会支持利用度研究

老年人社会支持利用度反映其应对负性生活事件的自我保护意识的一方面．诸多因素制约着老年人运用社会所提供的客观支持的自觉程度。本文采用《社会支持利用度问卷》对上海市社区老人进行了调查研究，结果表明：（1）文化程度、年龄、健康状况是影响城市老年人社会支持利用度的重要因素．文化程度较高、相对低年龄以及健康状况较好的老人其自觉运用社会支持的程度较高。（2）主动寻求社会支持反映一种积极应对方式。

A STUDY OF THE UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE CITY ELDERLY ANDTHE RELATED INFLUENTIAL FACTORS

The utilization of social support for the elderly represents one aspect of their self- protection awareness about coping with negative events in life. Many factors affect the level of awareness of making use of the external supports available to the elderly by the society. The " Invent0ry of Uti1ization of Social Support (IUSS)" was developed to investigate the aged population living in communities in Shanghai. The results showed that 1)The education level, age,and condition of health were important factors that affected the utilization of social support for the city elderly, i.e.,the aged individuals who were younger, more educated and with better condition of health tended to make better use of social support. 2) Seeking social support actively represented an active coping style.