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The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

Creator:

Bearden, Stephen R.

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Many divorcing persons turn to treatment programs hoping for assistance in managing the process of divorce. Treatment programs include individual as well as group process models. One of the goals of most group process programs is to generate peer support which in turn is hoped to facilitate the process of...

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Dissertation

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16 more positively if they viewed their social support network positively (Clarke- Stewart and
Shaping social worlds : exploring relationship regulation processes in older adults' daily lives

Creator:

Mejía, Shannon T.

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The social aspects of older adults lives are strongly linked to well-being outcomes. Social relationships in older adulthood are rewarding, but also complex, and to maintain a positive social environment, older adults must reconcile long relationships histories, negotiate changing roles, and deal with increasing dependencies. Older adults are known to...

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Masters Thesis

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, if the social network is consistent with needs and desires, one can live alone with little contact
Trajectories of social support in later life : a longitudinal comparison of socioemotional selectivity theory with dynamic integration theory

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Toyokawa, Noriko

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In this study, we contrasted socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; Carstensen, 2006) with dynamic integration theory (DIT; Labouvie-Vief, 2003) using trajectories of quantitative and qualitative social support in later life. SST is a lifespan theory of motivational development (Carstensen, Isaacowitz, & Charles, 1999). There is a normative decline in social support...

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Dissertation

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exchanging social support with those people who are emotionally close and important over lifespan (Khan