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| The importance of friendship and family support in adaptation to chronic vision impairment | | Author(s) | Joann P Reinhardt |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 51B, no 5, September 1996 |
| Pages | pp P268-P278 |
| Keywords | Friendship ; The Family ; Visual impairment ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | There has been little empirical work on factors which predict better adaptation among visually impaired older people. This study assessed adaptation to vision loss and measurements of psychological well-being (life satisfaction and depressive symptoms), to test the effects of sociodemographic, vision, health and functional disability variables, and the quality of family and friendship support. Results highlighted the unique importance of friendship support, after accounting for family support in adjusting to vision impairment. Descriptive information on support components showed that participants perceived greater support from close family members than close friends. Yet, perceived friendship support played a significant role in their adaptation to later life impairment. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970722006 A |
| Classmark | DS:SX: SJ: BR: 3F: 7T |
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