TY - JOUR
AU1 - Field,, Dorothy
AU2 - Minkler,, Meredith
AB - Abstract This longitudinal research examined continuity and change in social support in a sample of 74 old-old (74 to 84) or very-old (85 and over) members of the Berkeley Older Generation Study. Considerable continuity in extent of contact was found between 1969 and 1983 for the group as a whole, particularly with respect to family relationships. In beyond-family contacts, declines were observed for men but not women, and for the very-old but not the old-old. Important changes also were observed in involvement or subjective level of commitment: satisfaction with children increased, while involvement beyond the family declined This content is only available as a PDF. © 1988 The Gerontological Society of America
TI - Continuity and Change in Social Support Between Young-old and Old-old or Very-old Age
JF - Journal of Gerontology
DO - 10.1093/geronj/43.4.P100
DA - 1988-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/continuity-and-change-in-social-support-between-young-old-and-old-old-8kNesUeVrP
SP - P100
EP - P106
VL - 43
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -