Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans

doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9626-8

. 2016 Jun;17(3):959-979.

doi: 10.1007/s10902-015-9626-8. Epub 2015 Mar 15.

Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans

Ann W Nguyen¹, Linda M Chatters², Robert Joseph Taylor³, Dawne M Mouzon⁴

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¹ School of Social Work, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Room 3269 East Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
² School of Public Health, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Room 3818 SPH I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
³ School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Avenue, Room 3778 SSWB, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
⁴ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

PMID: 27212890
PMCID: PMC4869534
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-015-9626-8

Social Support from Family and Friends and Subjective Well-Being of Older African Americans

Ann W Nguyen et al. J Happiness Stud. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;17(3):959-979.

doi: 10.1007/s10902-015-9626-8. Epub 2015 Mar 15.

Authors

Ann W Nguyen¹, Linda M Chatters², Robert Joseph Taylor³, Dawne M Mouzon⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Social Work, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 530 Church Street, Room 3269 East Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
² School of Public Health, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Room 3818 SPH I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
³ School of Social Work, University of Michigan, 1080 South University Avenue, Room 3778 SSWB, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
⁴ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.

PMID: 27212890
PMCID: PMC4869534
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-015-9626-8

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Interaction between family contact and family closeness on life satisfaction.

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Interaction between friend closeness and negative interaction on happiness.

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[1] Adams RG, Blieszner R. Aging well with friends and family. American Behavioural Scientist. 1995;39:209–224.

[2] Adams RG, Blieszner R. Aging well with friends and family. American Behavioural Scientist. 1995;39:209–224.

[3] American Association for Public Opinion Research. Standard definitions: Final dispositions of case codes and outcome rates for surveys. 4. Lenexa, KS: American Association for Public Opinion Research; 2006.

[4] American Association for Public Opinion Research. Standard definitions: Final dispositions of case codes and outcome rates for surveys. 4. Lenexa, KS: American Association for Public Opinion Research; 2006.

[5] Antonucci TC, Akiyama H. Social networks in adult life and a preliminary examination of the convoy model. Journal of Gerontology. 1987;42(5):519–527. - PubMed

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[8] Antonucci TC, Akiyama H. Convoys of social relations: Family and friendships within a life span context. In: Blieszner R, Bedford VH, editors. Handbook of aging and the family. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press; 1995. pp. 355–371.

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[10] Antonucci TC, Akiyama H, Takahashi K. Attachment and close relationships across the life span. Attach Hum Dev. 2004;6(4):353–370. - PubMed

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