Polyvictimization, social relationship quality, and depressive symptoms in later life.
Background and Objectives Drawing from stress process theory, we examine whether polyvictimization influences older adults' depressive symptoms and whether social relationship quality moderates this relationship. Research Design and Methods We used data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and...
| Publicado en: | Gerontologist Vol. 66; no. 7; pp. 1 - 11 |
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