Social support transactions between professional and nonprofessional women and their mothers.
A theoretical model predicting professional and nonprofessional women's perceptions of social support transactions with their mothers was tested. A sample of 210 Professional women and 165 nonprofessional women answered mailed questionnaires. LISREL VI was used to evaluate the quality of the measurement model and generate a revised model. Social support was greatest when employed women were professional, had positive filial responsibility attitudes, lived near their mothers, visited them frequently, and when mothers were not married. These findings provide a beginning theoretical model that can serve as a basis for nursing practice and research when working with intergenerational families.
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Department, Gainesville, FL 32610-0197, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D015399:Nursing Research; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working