Exchange Patterns in the Informal Support Networks of the Elderly: The Impact of Reciprocity on Morale.

Stoller, Eleanor Palo

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ERIC Number: EJ320794

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Publication Date: 1985

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Exchange Patterns in the Informal Support Networks of the Elderly: The Impact of Reciprocity on Morale.

Stoller, Eleanor Palo

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v47 n2 p335-42 May 1985

Interviewed 53 noninstitutionalized elderly to examine patterns of exchange of assistance within their informal helping networks. Results suggest inability to reciprocate rather than need for assistance had a greater negative effect on morale. There was a negative relationship between formal service use and reliance on the informal network. (Author/BH)

Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Morale, Older Adults, Social Networks, Social Support Groups

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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