Friendship and Kinship Interaction: Differential Effect on the Morale of the Elderly

Wood, Vivian; Robertson, Joan F.

doi:10.2307/350767

Cited by 136 publications

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“…The result that older consumers tend to feel lonely and depressed when they have less social interaction supports the findings of the previous studies (Connidis & Davies, 1992;Wood & Robertson, 1978) that a main predictor of well-being among the elderly is the strength of friendship ties rather than family ties. It seems clear that shopping malls play a critical role in providing a potential avenue for alleviating loneliness.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

The relationships among family and social interaction, loneliness, mall shopping motivation, and mall spending of older consumers

2005

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The study implemented 419 mall-intercept interviews with people who are 55 or older in large malls in three metropolitan cities in the United States. The five subdimensions of mall-shopping motivation of older consumers were identified under two dimensions: Consumption-oriented mall-shopping motivation (service consumption, value consumption, and eating) and experiential mall-shopping motivation (diversion and aesthetic appreciation). The structural model revealed significant effects of social interaction, loneliness, and mall-shopping motivations on mall spending. Outcomes suggest that a mall can be a place to reduce older consumers' loneliness and that retailers in the mall can attract and make older consumers spend more by emphasizing value consumption and service consumption. Results also provide the implication for Psychology & Marketing, Vol. 22(12)

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

The relationships among family and social interaction, loneliness, mall shopping motivation, and mall spending of older consumers

2005

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“…She reports that friendship was particularly beneficial following widowhood and retirement in the populations whom she surveyed. The study completed by Wood and Robertson (1978) supports Blau's finding that peer relationships exceed family ties in their contribution to an aged person's sense of well-being. Mrs.…”

Section: Relationships and Agingsupporting

confidence: 85%

Relationships and male and female elders∗

Dudley¹

1983

Smith College Studies in Social Work

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“…Since her study included only blue-collar workers, it is not possible to determine whether or not either of these attitudes may be influenced by social class. Wood and Robertson (1978) compared the effects of kinship and friendship interaction on the morale of elderly grandparents. They found that interaction with friends was more predictive of high morale than interaction with grandchildren.…”

Section: Grandparents and Grandchildrenmentioning

confidence: 99%