Changes in support from confidants, children, and friends following widowhood

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 306-318

  Ha, Jung Hwa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Life transitions; Social support; Socioemotional selectivity theory; Widowhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849095671     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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