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Influence of the Social Network on Married and Unmarried Older Adults’ Mental Health

Author(s) -

Jeffrey E. Stokes,

Sara M. Moorman

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnx151

Subject(s) - psychology , mental health , social support , depressive symptoms , marital status , quality of life (healthcare) , depression (economics) , demography , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , population , social psychology , anxiety , sociology , economics , psychotherapist , macroeconomics

In later life, adults' social networks grow smaller through a combination of intentional selection and involuntary loss. This study examined whether older adults who lack a high-quality marriage compensate for this using support from other ties. We analyzed how relationships with family and friends are associated with depressive symptoms across multiple marital statuses.

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