Friendship and Kinship Interaction: Differential Effect on the Morale of The Elderly.

Wood, Vivian; Robertson, Joan F.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Friendship and Kinship Interaction: Differential Effect on the Morale of The Elderly

Wood, Vivian; Robertson, Joan F.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 40, 2, 367-73, May 78

Examined the differential effect of kinship and friendship relationships on the life satisfaction of older people. The data indicated the relatively greater importance of friends over grandchildren for maintaining morale in old age. (Author)

Descriptors: Family Relationship, Friendship, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Morale, Older Adults, Quality of Life, Research Projects

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