Gerontology & Geriatric Research

XinQi Dong

Publications

• Research Article
  Gender Differences in Perceived Social Support in U.S. Chinese Older Adults
  Author(s): Melissa A Simon, Ruijia Chen and XinQi DongMelissa A Simon, Ruijia Chen and XinQi Dong
  
  Background: This study examined gender differences in perceived positive and negative social support among U.S. Chinese older adults. Methods: Data were drawn from the PINE study, a population-based study of Chinese older adults in the greater Chicago area. Results: Of the 3,159 Chinese older adults surveyed, 58.9% were women. Compared with men and women were more likely to perceive positive spousal support (rely on: 89.8% vs. 85.2%, p<0.01), family support (open upto: 88.5% vs.81.5%, p<0.001; rely on: 91.8% vs. 87.9%, p<0.001) and friend support (open upto: 74.7% vs. 64.4%, p<0.001; rely on: 61.4% vs. 56.9%, p<0.05), whereas men were more likely than women to perceive negative spousal support (been demanded too much: 17.4% vs. 10.7%, p<0.001; been criticized: 35.6% vs. 25.9%, p<0.001). Younger age (r=0.10), higher levels of ed.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.1000163

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