TY - JOUR
AU - Baltes, Margret M.
AB - Being alone and being with people are both important determinants for adaptation inthe everyday life of elderly people. We examined the relationship between socialcontact (engagement in activities alone or in the presence of others), difficultiesexperienced with daily activities when with people or when alone, everydaysatisfaction, and self-reported autonomy. Greater levels of social contact areassociated with greater everyday satisfaction as long as participants report nodifficulty in daily activities. However, greater levels of social contact areassociated with lower self-reported autonomy among very old participants (85-104years) and social contact is unrelated to self-reported autonomy among oldparticipants (70-84 years). The findings suggest that the compensatory use of socialresources and the selective narrowing of social contact in daily activitiescontribute to adaptive everyday functioning in later life.
TI - Being with People and Being Alone in Late Life: Costs and Benefits for Everyday Functioning
JF - International Journal of Behavioral Development
DO - 10.1080/016502597384640
DA - 1997-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/being-with-people-and-being-alone-in-late-life-costs-and-benefits-for-N7rWyfQvW2
SP - 729
EP - 746
VL - 21
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -