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- Title
Understanding the Relative Importance of Positive and Negative Social Exchanges: Examining Specific Domains and Appraisals.
- Authors
Newsom, Jason T.; Rook, Karen S.; Nishishiba, Masami; Sorkin, Dara H.; Mahan, Tyrae L.
- Abstract
Negative social exchanges have been more reliably related to psychological health than have positive social exchanges. Little research, however, has sought to understand how underlying appraisal processes link such exchanges to psychological health. This study examined the frequencies of occurrence and appraisals of four parallel domains of positive and negative exchanges in relation to positive well-being and psychological distress in a national sample of 916 older adults. Structural equation analyses revealed that negative exchanges were related both to less well-being and greater psychological distress, whereas positive exchanges were related only to positive well-being. Furthermore, results supported a process in which appraisals mediated the link between social exchanges and psychological health. This social appraisal process helps explain the disproportionate impact of negative exchanges on psychological health.
- Subjects
SOCIAL exchange; INTERPERSONAL relations; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; EMOTIONS
- Publication
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 2005, Vol 60, Issue 6, pP304
- ISSN
1079-5014
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/geronb/60.6.P304