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Efeito do género e da idade no suporte social em adultos idosos
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Com este estudo pretendeu-se verificar se existem relações de predição entre o género
e a idade face ao Suporte Social (SS) junto de uma amostra de idosos autónomos e não
institucionalizados, controlados para demência e depressão, residentes na Área da Grande
Lisboa, (N= 240; leque etário= 65-90 anos, M= 72). Recorrendo ao LISREL8, efectuou-se a
validação estrutural do Questionário de Suporte Instrumental e Emocional (QSIE; Feijão,
2009) verificando-se a existência de uma estrutura tridimensional hierárquica para o mesmo.
Realizou-se também o teste de um Modelo Estrutural Preditor do SS, cujos resultados
mostraram que apenas o género tem influência sobre o Suporte. Discute-se estes resultados,
bem como a ausência de relação estatisticamente significativa entre a idade e o SS
ABSTRACT: In this study we set out to understand whether there was a predictable relation between Social Support (SS), gender and age on a sample of autonomous and non-institutionalized old-adults. To find out whether these two factors had any significant bearing on the amount of support, the sample of old-adults was taken from in the subarea of Lisbon (N= 240; (age group= 65-90 years, M= 72). A control for dementia and depression was previously made. Using the LISREL8 program, a structural validation of the Emotional and Instrumental Support Inventory (Feijão, 2009) was made, and it was found that there was a hierarchical tridimensional structure to the support. A Predictor Structural Model of SS was also made, which results showed that only gender seems to have an influence on support but there was found an absence of statistic value
ABSTRACT: In this study we set out to understand whether there was a predictable relation between Social Support (SS), gender and age on a sample of autonomous and non-institutionalized old-adults. To find out whether these two factors had any significant bearing on the amount of support, the sample of old-adults was taken from in the subarea of Lisbon (N= 240; (age group= 65-90 years, M= 72). A control for dementia and depression was previously made. Using the LISREL8 program, a structural validation of the Emotional and Instrumental Support Inventory (Feijão, 2009) was made, and it was found that there was a hierarchical tridimensional structure to the support. A Predictor Structural Model of SS was also made, which results showed that only gender seems to have an influence on support but there was found an absence of statistic value
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Adultos Idosos Suporte Instrumental Suporte instrumental Suporte emocional Psicometria aplicada Modelação de equações estruturais Old-adults Instrumental support Emotional support Applied psicometria Structural equation modelling