Friendship in Later Life: A Research Agenda

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dc.contributor.authorBlieszner, Rosemaryen
dc.contributor.authorOgletree, Aaron M.en
dc.contributor.authorAdams, Rebecca G.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-18T13:18:13Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-18T13:18:13Zen
dc.date.issued2019-01-01en
dc.date.updated2021-10-18T13:18:11Zen
dc.description.abstractFriendship is a relationship that can endure across the entire lifespan, serving a vital role for sustaining social connectedness in late life when other relationships may become unavailable. This article begins with a description of the importance of studying friendship in late life and the benefits of friendship for older adults, pointing to the value of additional research for enhancing knowledge about this crucial bond. Next is discussion of theoretical approaches for conceptualizing friendship research, followed by identification of emerging areas of late-life friendship research and novel questions that investigators could explore fruitfully. We include a presentation of innovative research methods and existing national and international data sets that can advance late-life friendship research using large samples and cross-national comparisons. The final section advocates for development and assessment of interventions aimed at improving friendship and reducing social isolation among older adults.en
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dc.format.extentPages igz005en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz005en
dc.identifier.eissn2399-5300en
dc.identifier.issn2399-5300en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidBlieszner, Rosemary [0000-0001-7775-5506]en
dc.identifier.otherPMC6441127en
dc.identifier.otherigz005 (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid30949589en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/105405en
dc.identifier.volume3en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949589en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectFriendship data setsen
dc.subjectFriendship in old ageen
dc.subjectFriendship interventionsen
dc.subjectFriendship processesen
dc.subjectFriendship research methodsen
dc.subjectFriendship structureen
dc.subjectFriendship theoryen
dc.titleFriendship in Later Life: A Research Agendaen
dc.title.serialInnovation in Agingen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherJournal Articleen
dcterms.dateAccepted2019-02-11en
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