
ERIC Number: EJ391666
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Publication Date: 1989
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Older Widows and Married Women: Their Intimates and Confidants.
Babchuk, Nicholas; Anderson, Trudy B.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v28 n1 p21-35 1989
Interviewed 132 older women and found that widows and married women had comparable number of primary friends. Being over age 74 influenced size of friendship network for widows but not for marrieds. Primary friendships of both groups paralleled each other in terms of endurance and stability. Compared to married women, widows did rely on confidant friends to greater extent. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Females, Friendship, Intimacy, Marital Status, Older Adults, Social Networks, Spouses, Widowed
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Language: English
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