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| The joint effects of life stress and negative social exchanges on emotional distress | | Author(s) | Kristin J August, Karen S Rook, Jason T Newsom |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 62B, no 5, September 2007 |
| Pages | pp S304-S314 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Personal relationships ; Stress ; Anxiety ; Depression ; Social contacts ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Negative social exchanges detract considerably from older people's emotional health, but little is known of the specific factors that make some more vulnerable than others to such exchanges. This study examined whether stressful life experiences compound the impact of negative social exchanges on emotional distress. As part of the Later Life Study of Social Exchanges, in-person interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 916 non-institutionalised older people. Linear and non-linear models were examined for three classes of stressful life experiences: relationship losses, disruptive events, and functional impairment. There was a linear pattern for loss events and functional impairment, and a non-linear pattern for disruptive events. Negative social exchanges and stressful life experiences can jointly affect emotional distress, but the particular nature of the joint effects varies by type and level of stress. Negative social exchanges appear to have more severe effects in the context of some stressors, but less severe in other contexts. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080307203 A |
| Classmark | DS: QNH: ENP: ENR: TOA: K4: 3F: 7T |
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