Partnership Trajectories and Older Adults’ Supportive and Strained Friendship Ties: Do Patterns Differ for Men and Women?
Research on Aging: An International Bimonthly Journal
Published online on June 05, 2026
Abstract
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We examine prospectively associations between partnership statuses/transitions and friend support/strain, and gender differences therein, among U.S. older adults. Data are from the 2006–2022 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (N= 13,495). ...
We examine prospectively associations between partnership statuses/transitions and friend support/strain, and gender differences therein, among U.S. older adults. Data are from the 2006–2022 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (N= 13,495). ...