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The Best of Ties, the Worst of Ties: Close, Problematic, and Ambivalent Social Relationships
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This study builds on research addressing intergenerational ambivalence by considering emotional ambivalence toward the wider social network. Men and women ages 13 to 99 (N = 187) completed diagrams of their close and problematic social relationships. Social ties were classified as solely close, solely problematic, or ambivalent, based on network placement (n = 3,392 social contacts). Multilevel models revealed that individuals viewed certain close familial ties (e.g., spouse, son or daughter, parent, sibling) with greater ambivalence than they viewed more distal family ties, friendships, or acquaintances. Participants classified more acquaintances than other relationships as solely problematic. Feeling closer to a social partner was associated with increased ambivalence. Older adults were more likely to classify their relationships as solely close than as ambivalent, in comparison with younger adults. Discussion focuses on tension and closeness in familial and nonfamilial relationships.
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- Authors
- Fingerman, K. L., Hay, E. L., & Birditt, K. S.
- Venue
- Journal of Marriage and Family
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-07-19
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 792-808
- ISSN
- 0022-2445 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3737
- OpenAlex
- W2126099153
- Cited by
- 379
- References
- 64
- FWCI
- 8.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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