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Zandi, Taher; And Others – 1988
Much evidence has indicated that personal networks with family, friends, and community members can enhance health and improve psychological adjustment. Personal networks provide elderly persons in particular with companionship, practical help, and useful advice. The ecological models proposed by Bronfenbrenner (1979) portrays the social networks…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Comparative Analysis, Depression (Psychology)
