Social network type and social support among the old-old

Howard Litwin*, Ruth Landau

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-228
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Aging Studies
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2000

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