Yee To Ng, William J Chopik, Kira S Birditt, Karen L Fingerman
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Daily Support to Close Friends and Mood Among Older Men and Women.
Support provision may enhance older adults' well-being. Yet support for friends, a voluntary and socially engaging behavior, remains relatively understudied. This study examines daily support to close friends and its within-person links to mood, focusing on gender differences. Older adults (n = 180, Mean age = 74.02, 57% female) completed 5-6 days of ecological momentary assessments, reporting on their positive and negative mood every 3 hours and support exchanges daily. Emotional support to friends being most common, followed by advice and practical help. Findings showed men were less likely than women to provide emotional support to friends. Older adults experienced greater positive mood on days they provided practical support. Men experienced lower positive mood on days they provided emotional support, a pattern not observed in women. Findings highlight gender differences in helping close friends, suggesting potential emotional costs for older men in providing emotional support.
期刊介绍:
Research on Aging is an interdisciplinary journal designed to reflect the expanding role of research in the field of social gerontology. Research on Aging exists to provide for publication of research in the broad range of disciplines concerned with aging. Scholars from the disciplines of sociology, geriatrics, history, psychology, anthropology, public health, economics, political science, criminal justice, and social work are encouraged to contribute articles to the journal. Emphasis will be on materials of broad scope and cross-disciplinary interest. Assessment of the current state of knowledge is as important as provision of an outlet for new knowledge, so critical and review articles are welcomed. Systematic attention to particular topics will also be featured.