Do Friend Support and Strain Moderate the Association Between Physical Limitations and Older Adults' Depressive Symptoms?

Stress theories propose that the mental health consequences of physical health problems are buffered by social support and amplified by relationship strain, yet it is unclear how older adults' friendships moderate these associations. Using data from 2016 and 2018 waves of the Health and Retirement S...

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Published in:	Research on Aging Vol. 48; no. 9/10; pp. 444 - 458
Main Authors:	Carr, Deborah, Choi, Shinae L.
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Oct-Dec2026
Subjects:	Public health surveillance Task performance Mental health Self-efficacy Loneliness Chronic diseases Psychological stress Quality of life Marital status Social support Interpersonal relations Family support Attribution (Social psychology) Psychological tests Friendship Activities of daily living Mental depression Social isolation Psychosocial factors Old age Research funding Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Questionnaires Multiple regression analysis Movement disorders Descriptive statistics Multivariate analysis Chi-squared test Longitudinal method One-way analysis of variance Data analysis software Body movement Physical activity
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