The association of family support and wellbeing in later life depends on adult attachment style

EM Merz, NS Consedine - Attachment & human development, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The current study examines the association between family support and wellbeing in the
elderly, paying particular attention to the possible moderating role of attachment style. Data …

The complex nature of family support across the life span: Implications for psychological well-being.

HR Fuller-Iglesias, NJ Webster… - Developmental …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
This study examines the complex role of family networks in shaping adult psychological well-
being over time. We examine the unique and interactive longitudinal influences of family …

Daily interactions and affect in older adulthood: Family, friends, and perceived support

MA Montpetit, NA Nelson, SS Tiberio - Journal of Happiness studies, 2017 - Springer
Research suggests that family and friend support differentially impact well-being, although
relatively few studies investigate how these relationships function day-to-day. The first goal …

Age moderates the relationship between social support and psychosocial problems

C Segrin - Human Communication Research, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Social support is commonly assumed to protect people from the experience of psychological
distress and to enhance well‐being. However, past research shows that the effectiveness of …

Social ties and psychological well-being in late life: The mediating role of relationship satisfaction

HR Fuller-Iglesias - Aging & Mental Health, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The current paper examines whether quantitative aspects of social support (ie,
support network characteristics) indirectly influence psychological well-being via older …

Is it better to give or to receive? Social support and the well-being of older adults

PA Thomas - Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. This study examines the separate effects of several dimensions of giving and
receiving social support on the well-being of older adults, with hypotheses guided by identity …

Adult children's support and self-esteem as mediators in the relationship between attachment and subjective well-being in older adults

X Zhang, X Chen, G Ran, Y Ma - Personality and Individual Differences, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study aimed at exploring the roles of adult children's support and self-esteem in
the relationship between attachment and subjective well-being in older adults. The …

Consequences of filial support for two generations: A narrative and quantitative review

EM Merz, HJ Schulze… - Journal of Family …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
This narrative and quantitative review synthesizes findings from 55 (N= 54,550) studies on
the association between providing support to elderly parents and well-being of adult …

Attachment, social network size, and patterns of social exchange in later life

KL Fiori, NS Consedine, EM Merz - Research on Aging, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Dispositional styles of relating to significant others—adult attachment—are linked to social
relatedness across the life span. Prior work has concentrated on the receipt of perceived …

Attachment bonds between adult daughters and their older mothers: Associations with contemporary caregiving

BD Carpenter - The Journals of Gerontology Series B …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
This study examined associations between attachment bonds and the care that daughters
were providing to their community-dwelling mothers. Adult daughters (40 African American …