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Autor*innen: Wolff, Julia K.; Schmiedek, Florian; Brose, Annette; Lindenberger, Ulman
Titel: Physical and emotional well-being and the balance of needed and received emotional support. Age differences in a daily diary study
In: Social Science & Medicine, 91 (2013) , S. 67-75
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.04.033
Dokumenttyp: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Alter; Bedürfnis; Deutschland; Emotionaler Zustand; Gesundheit; Junger Erwachsener; Körpererlebnis; Senior; Unterstützung; Wirkung; Wirkungsforschung; Wohlbefinden
Abstract: Whether 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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