Friendship and social support: The importance of role identity to aging adults

Social Work

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 522-533

  Siebert, Darcy Clay ^a   Mutran, Elizabeth J ^b,c   Reitzes, Donald C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Friendship; Role identity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033228546     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/44.6.522     Document Type: Article

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