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| Resources, family ties and well-being of never-married men and women | | Author(s) | Pat Keith |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 42, no 2, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 51-76 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Single persons ; Family relationships ; Well being ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In lieu of an intimate marital relationship and its potential for caring and support, what are the characteristics and consequences of family ties established by middle aged and older never-married people? Using data from the US National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), three resources - mastery, commitment to singleness, and exchanges with family - were investigated in relation to self acceptance, satisfaction with family life and depressive symptoms of 270 never-married men and women. Gender differences were noted. Mastery was consistently important to well-being. For many, exchange of support from parents and siblings were benign. Those in the poorest health did not receive disproportionately greater assistance from family. Decisions of the never-married to seek formal assistance and care beyond the family remain largely unexplored. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041006201 A |
| Classmark | SQ: DS:SJ: D:F:5HH: 3F: 7T |
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