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Attachment styles in older European American and African American adults
Author(s)	Carol Magai, Carl Cohen, Norweeta Milburn
Journal title	Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 1, January 2001
Pages	pp S28-S35
Keywords	Personal relationships ; Emotions ; Black African ; White people ; Attitude ; United States of America.
Annotation	Differential attachment styles have been linked to differential emotion regulation and ability to cope with stress in samples of young people. Although attachment relationships are said to play a significant role in psychological well-being throughout the lifespan, there are few data on attachment styles on older people. Using attachment measures from the Network Analysis Profile and the Relationship Scales Questionnaire, this study investigates 800 community-dwelling older European Americans and African Americans (mean age 74) living in Brooklyn, New York. Most of this sample were found to be dismissing or avoidant (i.e. uncomfortable with closeness, compulsively self-reliant), while on relatedness African Americans had smaller networks but closer kinship ties. As these individuals become older and more frail, they may be at risk from social isolation and poor health. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010307226 A
Classmark	DS: DL: TKF: TKA: DP: 7T
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