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Correlates of perceived social support and equality of interpersonal relationships at mid-life
Author(s)	Dean D Von Dras, Redford B Williams, Berton H Kaplan
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 43, no 3, 1996
Pages	pp 199-218
Keywords	Middle aged ; Personal relationships ; The Family ; Social roles ; Sexual equality ; Informal care ; Attitude ; Correlation ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study was conducted using a sample 3954 people aged between 40 and 50 from the University of North Carolina Alumni Heart Study (UNCAHS). Results suggest that while the number of family roles and social activities are the same for men and women, women perceive a greater availability of social support, and report they give more than they take in relationships with family. No association was found between perceived availability of social support and global indices of equality and interpersonal relationships, suggesting an independence between these aspects of psychological support. Multiple regression analysis indicate that gender and level of social activity are significant predictors of perceived social support; self-esteem is the best single predictor. Gender and number of children were found to be significant predictors of perceived equality of relationships with family.
Accession Number	CPA-970731236 A
Classmark	SE: DS: SJ: TM5: TM8: P6: DP: 49: 7T
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