Building sense of purpose in older adulthood: Examining the role of supportive relationships
In older adults from the Health and Retirement Study, sense of purpose rose and fell together with perceived support and strain from spouses, …
Social Support
The co-development of perceived support and the Big Five in middle and older adulthood
Using data from more than 20,000 older adults in the Health and Retirement Study, we examined how perceived support from children, family, friends, …
Connecting social environment variables to the onset of major specific health outcomes
We asked whether the social environment predicts which health conditions people develop over the next four years. More positive and less negative …