2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The rrelationships between the social support and social network of the elderly living in an under-populated region
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12680095
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
家政学一般(含衣・住環境)
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| Research Institution | Fukushima University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTSUKA Yohko Fukushima University, Faculty of Education, Associated Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (60292447)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAKITA Minoru Fukushima University, Faculty of Education, Associated Professor, 教育学部, 助教授 (20229339)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2001
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| Keywords | social support network / the elderly / under-populated region / social resources |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to examine a size and structure of social support network of the people who live in an under-populated region. Social networks were classified into 5 categories: co-resident families, non-co-resident families, close neighbors, close friends and community groups. Questionnaires were given to those aged 20 and over who live in Kaneyama, an under-populated region of Fukushima prefecture. The final sample consisted of 297 respondents.
Major findings are as follows:
(1) The size of the providing support network was larger than the receiving support network.
(2) The size of emotional support was larger than that of instrumental support.
(3)The neighboring location was strongly related to the amount of instrumental support.
(4) The location of the support providers' was not effected the amount of emotional support
(5) Both instrumental and emotional support were mainly exchanged between co-living family member. In the case the needs were not fulfilled with them, they depended on other family members, neighbors, friends and the formal support.
(6)The number of the family member and participation to the social activity were strongly effected to the size of network.
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