Stress and wellbeing during chronic illness and partner death in later-life: the role of social support

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• 作者：Gery C Karantzas¹ ; ^{gery.karantzas@deakin.edu.au} ; Omri Gillath²
• 刊名：Current Opinion in Psychology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：13
• 期：Complete
• 页码：75-80
• 全文大小：183 K
• 卷排序：13

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Chronic illness and partner death are two significant stressors in older adulthood. These stressors are associated with reductions in wellbeing among older adults. Social support is a key factor in the stress-wellbeing link in older adulthood. Research into social support in older adulthood is often atheoretical. Integrating social support with attachment theory is needed to advance the field.