The convoy model: Explaining social relations from a multidisciplinary perspective

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-92

  Antonucci, Toni C ^a   Ajrouch, Kristine J ^b   Birditt, Kira S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convoy model; Social relations; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AGING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84892689036     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt118     Document Type: Article

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