2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on support strategy for the elderly with low help-seeking preference
Project/Area Number |
26380671
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Sociology
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Research Institution | Yokohama National University |
Principal Investigator |
ANDO TAKATOSHI 横浜国立大学, 教育人間科学部, 教授 (00202789)
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Research Collaborator |
KOIKE TAKASHI 九州産業大学, 国際文化学部, 講師 (00707929)
TAKAHASHI TOMOYA 横浜国立大学, 大学院・環境情報学府
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Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 被援助志向性 / 援助拒否 / 社会的孤立 / 高齢者 / 支援方略 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to develop the Help-seeking Preference Scale for elderly and to investigate the factors correlated with help-seeking preference among the elderly living alone. The results indicated 2 factors consisting of 10 items: desire to receive supports (6 items), and reluctance to receive supports (4 items). The test-retest reliability and the criterion-related validity of two factors were enough to use. The result suggests that that the subjects' financial circumstance influences the attitude toward receiving support from others. Moreover, while the willingness to receive support was positively correlated with the decline in physical performances, the reluctance to receive support was positively correlated with weak social ties. In this study, a new scale measuring help seeking preference among the elderly was developed. This scale can be expected to use as a check list in the future.
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Free Research Field |
社会科学
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