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Positive and negative exchanges in social relationships as predictors of depression
— evidence from the English Longitudinal Study on Aging | | Author(s) | Mai Stafford, Paola Zaninotto, James Nazroo |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 23, no 4, June 2011 |
| Pages | pp 607-628 |
| Source | http://jah.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Depression ; Personal relationships ; Family relationships ; Middle aged ; 50-59 age group ; 60-64 age group ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | The study aimed to investigate whether the impact of negative and positive social exchanges on depression depends on relationship type among late middle aged and older adults. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, baseline positive and negative exchanges with partners, children, other family and friends were linked to two-year changes in depression on the eight-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results showed that positive and negative exchanges with partners and with children were independently associated with depression, adjusting for age, gender, wealth, and baseline depression. Negative but not positive exchanges with other family and with friends were associated with depression. The association between depression and positive/negative exchanges was weaker among people over 70 compared with those in the 50-70 age group. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111228003 A |
| Classmark | ENR: DS: DS:SJ: SE: BBB: BBC: 3J |
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