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Peer reviewedStoller, Eleanor Palo – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1985
Interviewed 53 noninstitutionalized elderly to examine patterns of exchange of assistance within their informal helping networks. Results suggest inability to reciprocate rather than need for assistance had a greater negative effect on morale. There was a negative relationship between formal service use and reliance on the informal network.…
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Morale, Older Adults, Social Networks
