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Understanding the relative importance of positive and negative social exchanges
— examining specific domains and appraisals | | Author(s) | Jason T Newsom, Karen S Rook, Masami Nishishiba |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 60B, no 6, November 2005 |
| Pages | pp P304-P319 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Personal relationships ; Social contacts ; Well being ; Stress ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Negative social exchanges have been more reliably related to psychological health than have positive social exchanges. This study examined the frequencies of occurrence and appraisals of four parallel domains of positive and negative exchanges in relation to positive well-being and psychological distress in 916 people aged 65-90 from the first wave of the 5-wave US Late Life Study of Social Exchanges (LLSSE). Structural equation analyses revealed that negative exchanges were related both to less well-being and greater psychological distress, whereas positive exchanges were related only to positive well-being. Furthermore, results supported a process in which appraisals mediated the link between social exchanges and psychological health. The social appraisal process helps explain the disproportionate impact of negative exchanges on psychological health. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060314225 A |
| Classmark | DS: TOA: D:F:5HH: QNH: 4C: 7T |
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