Health literacy, social support, and health: a research agenda

SYD Lee, AM Arozullah, YI Cho - Social science & medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
Amid increased concerns about the adverse consequences of low health literacy, it remains
unclear how health literacy affects health status and health service utilization. Moreover …

The convoy model: Explaining social relations from a multidisciplinary perspective

TC Antonucci, KJ Ajrouch, KS Birditt - The Gerontologist, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Purpose of the Study: Social relations are a key aspect of aging and the life course.
In this paper, we trace the scientific origins of the study of social relations, focusing in …

Social class shapes the form and function of relationships and selves

RM Carey, HR Markus - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Social class differences in self reflect differences in relational realities.•In lower
class contexts strong networks that aid survival foster interdependence.•In higher class …

Ambivalent relationship qualities between adults and their parents: Implications for the well-being of both parties

KL Fingerman, L Pitzer, ES Lefkowitz… - The Journals of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
This study considered whether intergenerational ambivalence has implications for each
party's psychological well-being and physical health. Participants included 158 families (N …

Perceived everyday discrimination and psychological distress: does social support matter?

KJ Ajrouch, S Reisine, S Lim, W Sohn, A Ismail - Ethnicity & health, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. We investigate the association between perceived everyday discrimination and
psychological distress among urban African-American women with young children (under 6 …

Convoys of social relations: Integrating life‐span and life‐course perspectives

TC Antonucci, KL Fiori, K Birditt… - The handbook of life …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter provides an overview of the convoy model of social relations. The components
of social relations (structure, function, and quality) and their antecedents and consequences …

Friendship trajectories and health across the lifespan.

KJ Ajrouch, RX Hu, NJ Webster… - Developmental …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Friends are a vital source of social relations throughout the lifespan and across
developmental stages. Our knowledge of how friendships develop over time, especially from …

Only as happy as the least happy child: multiple grown children's problems and successes and middle-aged parents' well-being

KL Fingerman, YP Cheng, K Birditt… - Journals of Gerontology …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Middle-aged parents' well-being may be tied to successes and failures of grown
children. Moreover, most parents have more than one child, but studies have not considered …

Social networks and self-rated health in two French-speaking Canadian community dwelling populations over 65

MV Zunzunegui, A Koné, M Johri, F Béland… - Social science & …, 2004 - Elsevier
The objective was to evaluate the associations between older persons' health status and
their social integration and social networks (family, children, friends and community), in two …

The association among neighborhood socioeconomic status, race and chronic pain in black and white older adults.

M Fuentes, T Hart-Johnson… - Journal of the National …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The association among race, neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES), and chronic pain
has not been well examined in older people. Clinical data was obtained from older adults (> …