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Comparing Stress Buffering and Main Effects Models of Social Support for Married and Widowed Older Women

Social support has been shown to lessen the negative effects of life stress on psychological and physical health. The stress buffering model and the main effects model of social support were compared using two samples of women over the age of 50 who were either married or recently widowed. These two groups represent low and high uncontrollable major life stress respectively. Other life stress events were also taken into account. Measures assessed current level of life stress, perceived social support, satisfaction with social support, and psychological symptomatology. Results using overall psychological health as the dependent variable support the main effects model.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278716
Date08 1900
CreatorsMurdock, Melissa E. (Melissa Erleene)
ContributorsGuarnaccia, Charles Anthony, Burke, Angela J., Hayslip, Bert
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 77 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Murdock, Melissa E. (Melissa Erleene)

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