Social Networks in Later Life: Weighing Positive and Negative Effects on Health and Well-Being

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-51

  Rook, Karen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

health; older adults; social exchanges; social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923913923     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721414551364     Document Type: Article

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