Stress Among Older Adults With an Incarcerated Family Member: Testing the Buffering Model of Social Support.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigates whether levels of social support moderate the association between age and stress among a sample of individuals who have a family member incarcerated.

Methods

Survey responses from individuals who are members of a nonprofit organization for individuals with a family member incarcerated in Texas were used (n = 376). Ordinary least squares regression analysis was conducted to assess the interaction between age and levels of social support on stress.

Results

Findings demonstrated a negative interaction between social support and age (b = -0.040, p = .027), indicating that higher levels of social support buffer against stress for older adults.

Discussion

The theoretical mechanisms linking social support to reductions in stress amon

SUBMITTER: Fahmy C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599000 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature