Unasked-for support and unsolicited advice: Age and the quality of social experience.

Smith, Jacqui; Goodnow, Jacqueline J.

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.14.1.108

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“…Conversely, unwanted but received support (including mismatches in kind and amount of support) was associated with poor psychosocial adjustment in women recovering from breast cancer (Reynolds & Perrin, 2004). In the same vein, a German sample of younger, middle-aged, and older adults rated the occurrence of unwanted support as unpleasant (Smith & Goodnow, 1999). To our knowledge, only one study did not find negative effects of an oversupply of support on negative affect and perceived stress in a German sample of students (Siewert, Antoniw, Kubiak, & Weber, 2011).…”

Section: Explanations For Adverse Effects Of Received Supportmentioning

confidence: 64%

“…Even though some studies investigated the relationship between received support and health in older adults (e.g., Krause, 1997;Reinhardt et al, 2006), only one study investigated age differences in effects of unasked-for support. This study revealed that situations with unasked-for support were reported less frequently by older as compared to younger and middle-aged adults (Smith & Goodnow, 1999). However, the questions were asked retrospectively, and the authors did not assess the difference between needed and received support directly in their daily lives.…”

Section: Adult Age Differencesmentioning

confidence: 92%

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Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support: Age differences in a daily diary study

Wolff

Schmiedek

Brose

et al. 2013

Social Science & Medicine

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a b s t r a c tWhether received social support matches the actual needs of the recipient is a largely overlooked aspect in research on associations of support and well-being. In particular, studies that investigate the match of needed and received support from a within-person perspective are rare. Therefore, we investigated the daily within-person relationship of well-being and the balance of needed and received social support in a German Sample of 79 younger (23e34 years) and 88 older adults (68e83 years). Health complaints and negative affect were predicted with linear effects of received and needed emotional support and quadratic effects of the balance (i.e., difference) of these two aspects using multilevel modeling of selfreports over 20 days. The predicted beneficial association between a match of needed and received support (i.e., a support balance) and well-being was observed among younger adults. Needed support was associated with more health complaints and negative affect on the same day. The match of needed and received support is important for well-being, particularly in younger adults. Future research should account for support needed in research on received support and shed more light into the processes underlying these short-term within-person relationships of social support and well-being.

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Section: Explanations For Adverse Effects Of Received Supportmentioning

confidence: 64%

Section: Adult Age Differencesmentioning

confidence: 92%

Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support: Age differences in a daily diary study

Wolff

Schmiedek

Brose

et al. 2013

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Support that is not asked for can be perceived by support recipients as controlling or interfering, and is often met with negative reactions and feelings of incompetence. 32 In contrast, men whose social roles prescribe that they be recipients of care rather than providers of care 33 may have seen involvement from family as welcome and helpful, and likely did not feel as if the norms of their social role were being threatened.…”

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Social support and the psychological wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Asante

2012

Afr. J. Psych

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Objective: The current study sought to investigate the association between age, gender, social support and the psychological wellbeing of people living with HIV and AIDS (PLHA) in Ghana. Method: Cross-sectional data containing information on demographics, social support and psychological well-being (stress, depression, and anxiety), were collected from 107 men and women living with HIV/AIDS. To explore age group differences, participants were stratified by age (< 39 vs. 40+ years). Three anonymous self-administered questionnaires were used, namely the demographic data questionnaire, Sources of Social Support Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-42). Results: Correlation analysis revealed that social support was negatively associated with depression, stress and anxiety. Compared with males living with HIV, women reported higher levels of stress, depression and anxiety. Female gender and low social support were significant predictors of depression and stress after controlling for selected independent variables. Older participants experienced higher levels of stress than their younger counterparts.

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“…The individual's self-efficacy may be undermined if the support is unwanted, if s/he feels that too much support is being provided or that it is insincere. 47,50,51 Expectations about and reactions to support are very much influenced by the individual's convoy of social relations. This concept, described below, provides a useful framework for understanding the antecedent and consequent circumstances associated with social relations.…”

Section: Social Relations and Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Public Health and the Aging Family

Antonucci

Wong

2010

Public Health Rev

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The role of the family in the health of its members is critical from birth to death. This review focuses on the aging family, recognizing that the family is one of the earliest and longest lasting contexts influencing health. In particular, we emphasize the changing demographics of the family including the increased numbers of older family members and the decreased number of children. We consider how best to adapt to the changing family so that its critical role in maintaining individual and public health can be retained and enhanced. We begin by highlighting the importance of taking both a life span and life course perspective, recognizing that individuals develop and change over their lifetime. At the same time, they are members of groups and organizations, which shape their life course. We next consider the dramatically changing demographics of the population generally and within families specifically. We reflect on how these changes impact public health both positively and negatively, taking into account the potential of the family as a resource and a risk factor. We next consider five life course epidemiological models of health: the immediate effects model, the social trajectory model, the cumulative biological model, the sensitive period or latency model and the physiological effects of trajectory model. We explicitly consider the relevance of these models for the family and its aging members. Finally, we highlight what we consider the most important implications of these issues for the health and well-being of older adults and families in an aging society.

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Unasked-for support and unsolicited advice: Age and the quality of social experience.

Cited by 83 publications

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Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support: Age differences in a daily diary study

Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support: Age differences in a daily diary study

Social support and the psychological wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana

Public Health and the Aging Family

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