naa a22 4500 510742203 CHVBK 20180411083032.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11482-012-9184-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11482-012-9184-8 Perceived Social Support of Older Adults in Spain [Elektronische Daten] [Karim Ahmed-Mohamed, Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas, Fermina Rojo-Perez, Maria Forjaz, Pablo Martinez-Martin] Based on theory, perceived social support is a relevant multidimensional factor for the wellbeing and quality of life of older adults. However, not all measuring instruments are able to identify this multidimensionality in every population. In this sense, the objectives of this paper are: 1) to identify the dimensions underlying the social support perceived by older adults in Spain, using the Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire (DUFSS); 2) to interpret how this population group rates the support it receives in the dimensions found; and 3) to determine the (fundamentally dynamic or stable) nature of the relationship between these dimensions and socio-demographic, personal, and family and friendship network-related factors. The data come from a Quality of Life survey conducted in 2008 among people aged 60 or over living in a community dwelling in Spain. The sample comprised 1106 individuals. The analysis of the dimensionality using the DUFSS scale through an exploratory factor analysis identified a sole dimension for this specific population, perceived affective support. The affective support perceived by 35% of older adults could be categorized as insufficient, according to the descriptive statistics of this scale and their reflection in the average level of loneliness measured by the De Jong Gierveld short loneliness scale (ANOVA Analysis). Standard multiple regression analysis suggests that the perception of affective support by older adults in Spain does not vary substantially depending on the factors analysed. The results offer signs that support the studies that defend the mainly stable nature of social perceived social support. Springer Science+Business Media B.V./The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS), 2012 Perceived social support nationallicence Affective support nationallicence DUFFS Questionnaire nationallicence Older adults nationallicence Spain nationallicence Ahmed-Mohamed Karim Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain aut Fernandez-Mayoralas Gloria Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain aut Rojo-Perez Fermina Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain aut Forjaz Maria National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain aut Martinez-Martin Pablo Alzheimer Disease Research Unit, CIEN Foundation-Carlos III Institute of Health, Alzheimer Center Reina Sofia Foundation, Madrid, Spain aut Applied Research in Quality of Life Springer Netherlands 8/2(2013-06-01), 183-200 1871-2584 8:2<183 2013 8 11482 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-012-9184-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-012-9184-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ahmed-Mohamed Karim Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fernandez-Mayoralas Gloria Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rojo-Perez Fermina Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, Centre for Human and Social Sciences, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Forjaz Maria National School of Public Health, Carlos III Institute of Health, Madrid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Martinez-Martin Pablo Alzheimer Disease Research Unit, CIEN Foundation-Carlos III Institute of Health, Alzheimer Center Reina Sofia Foundation, Madrid, Spain aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Research in Quality of Life Springer Netherlands 8/2(2013-06-01), 183-200 1871-2584 8:2<183 2013 8 11482 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer