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Social support and depression among older adults living alone: the importance of friends within and outside of a retirement community
- Author:
- POTTS Marilyn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 42(4), July 1997, pp.348-362.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Using socioemotional selectivity theory as a framework, the study described in this article examines the extend to which social support from friends both within and outside of a US retirement community was associated with depression. Practice implications include the importance of maintaining friendship ties with people living elsewhere and of strengthening friendship ties within the retirement community.