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Giving social support to others, socioeconomic status, and changes in self-esteem in late life
Author(s)Neal Krause, Benjamin A Shaw
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 55B, no 6, November 2000
Pagespp S323-S333
KeywordsSocial contacts ; Self esteem ; Economic status [elderly] ; Informal care ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationInterviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of older Americans in 1992/93, 1996/97 and 1998/99 regarding how often they provided emotional support to their social network members. Initially, findings reveal that helping others tends to bolster the self-esteem of all study participants, regardless of their socioeconomic status (SES) standing. However, these benefits began to taper off for lower SES older people during the course of the study. By the third wave of interviews, the salutary effects of helping others were evident only among older people in upper SES levels. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010307210 A
ClassmarkTOA: DPA: F:W: P6: 3J: 7T

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