Relationships with family members, but not friends, decrease likelihood of death
Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 01:51
in Psychology & Sociology
For older adults, having more or closer family members in one's social network decreases his or her likelihood of death, but having a larger or closer group of friends does not, finds a new study that will be presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).