Social Support and Gullibility of the Elderly: A Mediated Moderation Model

Abstract

Abstract: This study investigated the relationship between social support and the elderly gullibility risk. Social Support Revalued Scale, Interpersonal Trust Scale, Emotional-Social Loneliness Inventory and The Elderly Gullibility Risk Scale were administered to 198 elders to investigate the moderating effect of loneliness one the relationship between social support and gullibility risk, as well as the mediating effect of interpersonal trust on the moderation model. Result were as follows: 1) Social support positively predicted the gullibility risk of the elders. 2) Loneliness played a moderating role between social support and gullibility risk of the elders. 3) Interpersonal trust was the mediated variable in the moderating model of loneliness between social support and the elders' gullibility risk. That is, improving the loneliness of the elders and reducing blind faith in others can reduce the gullibility risk effectively.

Key words: social support, loneliness, interpersonal trust, gullibility risk, the elders

摘要： 旨在考察社会支持与老年人受骗倾向的关系，以及孤独感、人际信任在其中的调节与中介作用。采用社会支持评定量表、情绪-社交孤独问卷、人际信任量表和自编的老年人受骗倾向问卷对198名老年人进行了调查。结果表明：（1）社会支持可以预测老年人的受骗倾向；（2）孤独感在社会支持与老年人受骗倾向的关系中有调节作用；（3）人际信任在孤独感调节社会支持与老年人受骗倾向的关系中起部分中介作用。这表明，改善老年人的孤独感、减少盲目信任他人可以有效降低老年人上当受骗的风险。

关键词: 社会支持, 孤独感, 人际信任, 受骗倾向, 老年人

CLC Number:

B844.4

ZHANG Lin, MOU Zhongchen, LIU Shen, GAO Fei. Social Support and Gullibility of the Elderly: A Mediated Moderation Model[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2017, 15(6): 766-773.

张林, 牟忠琛, 刘燊, 高飞. 社会支持与老年人受骗倾向的关系：一个有中介的调节模型[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2017, 15(6): 766-773.

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