This dissertation examines the role of informal social support networks (family, friends, and mosque members) in the life satisfaction of the Egyptian elderly. Indicators of informal social support were frequency of interaction, and amount of support. / Participants were 60 elderly Egyptians from a senior center in Cairo, Egypt. Personal interviews were used to collect data. The data collection instruments were the Informal Social Support Questionnaire (National Survey of Black Americans, 1980), the Life Satisfaction Index-Z (Wood, Wylie, & Sheafer, 1969), and open-ended interview questions developed by the researcher. / Data were analyzed with univariate, bivariate, and content analysis. The quantitative analysis indicates that monthly income had a significant association with the level of life satisfaction of the Egyptian elderly. The qualitative analysis indicates that the Egyptian elderly were not only receivers but were also givers. Also the findings suggest that family is the most important source of support for the Egyptian elderly, followed by friends, and mosque members. / Based on the findings, implications for social work practice and research with the elderly in Egypt are discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-07, Section: A, page: 2547. / Major Professor: Shimon Gottschalk. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76668 |
| Contributors | Hanafy, Maged Mohamed., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 289 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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