Original paper

Building sense of purpose in older adulthood: Examining the role of supportive relationships

Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 398 - 406
Published: Feb 16, 2020
Abstract
Having supportive others appears valuable for developing a purpose, at least during adolescence and young adulthood. However, work has yet to consider whether sense of purpose and social support change in tandem or predict one another during older adulthood. Using a subsample (N = 7,452) of older adults from the Health and Retirement Study, we estimate the associations of purpose in life to social support and social strain in four domains...
Paper Details
Title
Building sense of purpose in older adulthood: Examining the role of supportive relationships
Published Date
Feb 16, 2020
Volume
16
Issue
3
Pages
398 - 406
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