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KMID : 0869920120180030436
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Journal of Korean Academy Society of Nursing Education
2012 Volume.18 No. 3 p.436 ~ p.445
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A Study on Social Support Networks for Each Life-cycle Stage of Adults
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Jeong Chu-Ja
Lee Sun-Ock
Kang Jung-Hee
Kim Jeong-Ah
Kim Hye-Ryoung
Oh Kyong-Ok
Lee Sook-Ja
Jun Hoa-Yun
Hong Sung-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify social support networks for each life-cycle stage of adults.
Method: A total of 1,047 subjects included 454 young adults, 262 middle-aged adults and 331 senior adults. Data were collected using Oh’s Korean Version Norbeck’s Social Support Questionnaire (NSSQ), and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA.
Result: For the young adults, parents were the top and second priority as important social support resources, the third was siblings, and then friends. For the middle-aged, spouse was the first priority as an important social support resource, while the second and the third were children. For the senior adults, children ranked from the top to the seventh priority. The mean number of social support resources was 13.23 for the young adult, 12.93 for the middle-aged and 5.30 for the senior adults. Social support networks of the young adults significantly differed according to gender and marital status. That of the middle-aged significantly differed according to family size. In addition, that of the senior adults was significantly different according to marital status, economic status, religion and family size.
Conclusion: It is essential to consider social support networks for each life-cycle stage of adults when making a social support intervention program.
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KEYWORD
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Social support, Social support network, Life-cycle stage, Adult
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