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Social Networks, Stress, Adaptation, and Health

A Longitudinal Study of an Inner-City Elderly Population

Carl I. Cohen

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Jeanne Teresi

Community Research Applications, Bronx, New York

Douglas Holmes

Community Research Applications, Bronx, New York

In this study, utilizing 19 social network variables and 3 outcome measures (need fulfillment, psychological symptoms, and physical symptoms), we follow 133 elderly residents of mid-Manhatten hotels for one year. The findings indicate that social networks exert a direct effect on reducing subsequent symptoms and enhancing ability to meet needs. Moreover, social networks trigger a buffering response to stressors in that their ability to reduce symptoms and to promote need fulfillment was greatest among high-stress individuals.

Research on Aging, Vol. 7, No. 3, 409-431 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027585007003006
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