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| Emotional support and well-being of midlife women: role-specific mastery as a mediational mechanism | | Author(s) | Lynn M Martire, Mary Ann Parris Stephens, Aloen L Townsend |
| Journal title | Psychology and Aging, vol 13, no 3, September 1998 |
| Pages | pp 396-404 |
| Keywords | Well being ; Older women ; Middle aged ; Social roles ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined the relationships among emotional support, mastery, and well-being for 258 women who simultaneously occupied the roles of wife, mother, parent care provider, and employee. Its primary aim was to determine if a greater sense of mastery in each of these four roles could explain the relationship between emotional support from the partner or partners in the same role (the husband, children, impaired parent, or work supervisor) and better psychological well-being (less depressive symptomatology and more life satisfaction). Findings revealed that more emotional support from each of the 4 role partners was related to a greater sense of mastery in that same role. Furthermore, for each of the roles of wife, mother, and employee, role-specific mastery was a mediating mechanism in the relationship between support from the role partner or partners and better well-being. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981113403 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: BD: SE: TM5: 7T |
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