TY - JOUR
T1 - Social network type and social support among the old-old
AU - Litwin, Howard
AU - Landau, Ruth
PY - 2000/6
Y1 - 2000/6
N2 - Application of a unique social network inventory in a sample of persons age 75 and older in the Tel Aviv vicinity confirmed the presence of four distinct network types: kin, family-intensive, friend-focused, and diffuse-ties. The kin network was found to offer the greatest degree of support, and the family-intensive type, the least. The network type construct proved to be a significant predictor of social support even when taking into account respondents' living arrangements, physical disability level, and personal coping resources.
AB - Application of a unique social network inventory in a sample of persons age 75 and older in the Tel Aviv vicinity confirmed the presence of four distinct network types: kin, family-intensive, friend-focused, and diffuse-ties. The kin network was found to offer the greatest degree of support, and the family-intensive type, the least. The network type construct proved to be a significant predictor of social support even when taking into account respondents' living arrangements, physical disability level, and personal coping resources.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0890-4065(00)80012-2
DO - 10.1016/S0890-4065(00)80012-2
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AN - SCOPUS:0000944514
SN - 0890-4065
VL - 14
SP - 213
EP - 228
JO - Journal of Aging Studies
JF - Journal of Aging Studies
IS - 2
ER -