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Interactive effect of support from family and friends in visually impaired elders
Author(s)Jessica M McIlvane, Joann P Reinhardt
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 6, November 2001
Pagespp P374-P382
KeywordsVisual impairment ; Family care ; Friend care ; Friendship ; Quality ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe interactive relationship of high and low family and friend support for adaptation to chronic vision impairment was examined in 241 men and women using two analyses of covariance models. Women with high support from both family and friends had better psychological well-being, whereas men with high support from both friends and family, or just from family had better psychological well-being. Those with high qualitative friend support and high quantitative family support had better adaptation to vision loss. The complexity of measuring and understanding relationships between social support, well-being, and domain specific adaptation to chronic impairment is demonstrated. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020107213 A
ClassmarkBR: P6:SJ: P6:SX: DS:SX: 59: 7T

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