Widening the social context of disablement among married older adults: Considering the role of nonmarital relationships for loneliness

Social Science Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1529-1545

  Warner, David F ^a   Adams, Scott A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Gender; Life course; Marital quality; Marriage; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866538073     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.05.018     Document Type: Article

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