Reciprocal relationship between social support and psychological distress among a national sample of older adults: An autoregressive cross-lagged model

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-24

  Robitaille, Annie ^a   Orpana, Heather ^b   McIntosh, Cameron N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Statistical Consultant   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; autoregressive cross lagged model; longitudinal study; psychological distress; social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84857822692     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980811000560     Document Type: Article

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