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Social Network Typologies of Black and White Married Couples in Midlife

dc.contributor.authorFiori, Katherine L.
dc.contributor.authorRauer, Amy J.
dc.contributor.authorBirditt, Kira S.
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Edna
dc.contributor.authorJager, Justin
dc.contributor.authorOrbuch, Terri L.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-14T15:11:10Z
dc.date.available2018-05-15T21:02:51Zen
dc.date.issued2017-04
dc.identifier.citationFiori, Katherine L.; Rauer, Amy J.; Birditt, Kira S.; Brown, Edna; Jager, Justin; Orbuch, Terri L. (2017). "Social Network Typologies of Black and White Married Couples in Midlife." Journal of Marriage and Family 79(2): 571-589.
dc.identifier.issn0022-2445
dc.identifier.issn1741-3737
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/136463
dc.description.abstractAlthough research shows that conjoint social networks are associated with well‐being among newlyweds, little is known about how these network types are linked to marital quality and psychological well‐being for long‐term married couples and about potential race differences in their configurations and associations. Using a pattern‐centered approach to examine the social networks of 91 White and 62 Black couples in their 16th year of marriage, this study revealed four couple network types (friend‐focused, wife family‐focused, bilateral family‐focused, and diverse). Results suggested that spouses in the wife family‐focused network type (characterized by above‐average contact with the wife’s family and below average contact with the husband’s family and with nonkin) reported the lowest positive marital quality and highest negative marital quality. The association of network type with negative marital quality was also moderated by gender and race. The findings highlight the importance of considering the meaningful complexity within couples’ shared networks.
dc.publisherWiley Subscription Services, Inc.
dc.subject.othermental health
dc.subject.otheradult well‐being
dc.subject.otherAfrican Americans
dc.subject.otherfamily
dc.subject.otherfriendship
dc.subject.othermarital quality
dc.titleSocial Network Typologies of Black and White Married Couples in Midlife
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPsychiatry
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelFamily Medicine and Specialties
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciences
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jomf.12330
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Marriage and Family
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