@article {1461,
	title = {Social support as a mediator in the relation between functional status and quality of life in older adults.},
	journal = {Psychol Aging},
	volume = {11},
	year = {1996},
	month = {1996 Mar},
	pages = {34-44},
	abstract = {<p>The relations among physical functioning, social support, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction were examined in a national sample of 4,734 adults age 65 and older. Regression analyses were used to examine the relative importance of objective and subjective support measures in understanding the relation between physical impairment and quality of life. Impairment was associated with fewer friendship contacts, fewer family contacts, less perceived belonging support, and less perceived tangible aid, but only measures of perceived support predicted depressive symptomatology. A structural equation modeling approach was then used to explore the mediational role of perceived social support in the relation between impairment and quality of life variables. Results are consistent with the hypothesis that lower reported social support is an important reason for decreases in life satisfaction and increases in depressive symptoms found among older adult populations. Implications for understanding the role of social support in attenuating the effects of physical disability in older adults are discussed.</p>},
	keywords = {Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Depression, Disabled Persons, Geriatric Assessment, Health Status, Humans, Personal Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Sick Role, Social Support},
	issn = {0882-7974},
	author = {Newsom, J T and Schulz, R}
}
@article {1474,
	title = {Spousal similarity in subjective well-being: the Cardiovascular Health Study.},
	journal = {Psychol Aging},
	volume = {11},
	year = {1996},
	month = {1996 Dec},
	pages = {582-90},
	abstract = {<p>This study examines the extent to which one spouse{\textquoteright}s subjective well-being predicts that of the partner (N = 1,040 spousal pairs, 65 years or older). Prior research is extended in two ways: (a) The similarity of both affective domains (depressive symptoms, feelings about life as a whole, and satisfaction with the meaning and purpose of life) and nonaffective domains (perceived health) are examined, and (b) known predictors of well-being in older adults (sociodemographic variables, self and spouse health status variables, and exposure to common environmental events) are statistically controlled. Results indicate that one spouse{\textquoteright}s assessments of well-being and depression predict the other{\textquoteright}s well-being even after controlling for known predictors of these outcomes. Given the similarity of findings for affective and nonaffective domains, multiple mechanisms, including contagion, mate selection, and common environmental influences, are speculated as likely to contribute to this phenomenon.</p>},
	keywords = {Activities of Daily Living, Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Depression, Female, Geriatric Assessment, Humans, Male, Personal Satisfaction, Sick Role, Social Environment, Spouses},
	issn = {0882-7974},
	author = {Bookwala, J and Schulz, R}
}
