Social support and well-being among older adult married couples
A dyadic perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2935522 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashley E Ermer (0000-0002-6455-5035, Montclair State University, corresponding author), Christine M Proulx (0000-0001-8184-7665, University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1073-1091 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407519886350 |
| OpenAlex | W2985471270 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 47 |
The present study takes a dyadic approach to examine how social connectedness (i.e., neighborhood support, family and friend support, and social network characteristics) is associated with husbands' and wives' well-being during older adulthood. Participants included married couples ( N = 832) from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project, a national probability sample of older adults aged 57 and older. Using a series of actor-partner interdependence models, we found that wives' and husbands' closeness with their own social network, family support, and neighborhood social ties were all significantly associated with emotional well-being, and closeness to one's social network was associated with self-rated health. Friend support was associated with emotional well-being only for women, while family support was associated with self-rated health for men only. Four partner effects emerged, with husbands' friendship support being positively associated with wives' self-rated health, husbands' greater talk frequency with his social network being associated with wives' lower emotional well-being, wives' greater talk frequency with her social network being associated with husbands' lower self-rated health, and wives' closeness to their social network being positively associated with husbands' self-rated health. The present study has implications for programming and the role of social connectedness beyond marriage
Closeness · Developmental psychology · Friendship · Perspective (graphical · Social connectedness · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social support · Well-being · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 3,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |