PS287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Emotional Contagion, Domestic Violence, Heart Rate Variability
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Size of social network: no sex difference. Functional measures of social support: qualitative, what functions social networks serve, women more likely to perceive that support is available to them, women exceed men in functional measures of social support. Why do women have more support than men: men less likely to ask for support, others perceive men as less needing support, men less skilled in activating support. Relationships = double-edged sword for women supportive relationships decrease depression caregiver burden increases depression. Marriage: median age of marriage, 26 for women, 28 for men, majority of men and women, across race/ethnicity want to marry, marriage rate declined in recent years but offset by increase in cohabitation. Committed relationships like marriage seem to be good for health. Relation of marital status to happiness: married people, reduced depression, risk of stroke, all effects greater for m than w.
