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| Impact of senior center friendships on aging women who live alone | | Author(s) | Ronald H Aday, Gayle C Kehoe, Lori A Farney |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 18, no 1, 2006 |
| Pages | pp 57-74 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Living alone ; Friendship ; Day centres ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older women who live alone are considered at greater risk for loneliness, depression and decreased mobility. This paper examines the influences of late-life friendships and senior centre activities on the health and well-being of ageing women living alone. Based on the findings from 274 women, it was found that the senior centre is an excellent environment where new supportive friendships can easily be formed. These friendships and other centre activities have positive mental and physical outcomes. Using a comparison group of 171 older women living with their spouses, it was discovered that women who lived alone participated in centre activities more frequently and, as a result, also created a social network that extended outside the centre's environment. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060914209 A |
| Classmark | BD: K8: DS:SX: NMC: 3F: 7T |
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