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Heart: Other social relationships
Consumers/clients
	Abbott, Stephen, "Social Capital and Health: The Role of Participation", Social Theory and Health, February 2010 (Vol. 8, No. 1)
		http://www.palgrave-jour-nals.com/sth/journal/v8/n1/abs/sth200919a.html Abbott notes that participation in groups and associations is regarded a key components of social capital. Given evidence that levels of social capital correlate with levels of health, it is reasonable to assume that participation levels are similarly associated. There is mixed evidence for this.
	Balcetis, Emily, et al, "Do Collectivists Know Themselves Better than Individualists? Cross-cultural Studies of the Holier than Thou Phenomenon", Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, December 2008
		The authors find that “individualists” do not know themselves as well as “collectivists” do, and do not predict as well how they will react in certain social/financial situations.
	Charles, Susan Turk, et al, "Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Age Differences in Affective Reactivity to Social Tensions", Psychology and Aging, Septebmer 2009 (Vol. 24, No. 3)
		http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2009-13203-013&CFID=4680849&CFTOKEN=80919089 The authors show that older people are just as affected by interpersonal conflict as younger people, but are more likely to use strategies to avoid conflict.
	Cheng, Sheung-Tak, "Generativity in Later Life: Perceived Respect from Younger Generations as a Determinant of Goal Disengagement and Psychological Well-being", Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, January 2009 (Vol. 64, No. 1)
		http://psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/64B/1/45, Free Cheng's study suggests that efforts by the elderly to connect with younger generations is rewarding only to the extent that they perceive that the younger are people returning respect to them.
	Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska, et al, "Wisdom of Generations: A Pilot Study of the Values Transmitted in Ethical Wills of Nursing Home Residents and Student Volunteers", Gerontologist, August 2009 (Vol. 49, No. 4)
		http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/4/525 The most prevalent theme among both nursing home residents and students was Interpersonal Relations. Differences between groups of respondents were especially evident for the theme of Education, which was given by over a half of the older persons and none of the students.
	Community Partnerships for Older Adults: Local Solutions for National Long Term Care Challenges
		Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, October 2009, Free http://www.partnershipsforolderadults.org/content/public/news/CPFOAPublication091021.pdf This report contains data and perspectives from the National Summit on Community Partnerships for Older Adults Program.
	Cornwell, Benjamin; Laumann, Edward O.; and Shumm, L. Philip , "Social Connectedness of Older Adults: A National Profile ", American Sociological Review, April 2008
		http://www2.asanet.org/journals/asr/april08abs.html Age increases the frequency of socializing with neighbors, religious participation, and volunteering. In addition, some later-life transitions, such as retirement and bereavement, may prompt greater connectedness.
	Cornwell, Erin York, and Waite, Linda J. , "Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, March 2009 (Vol. 50, No. 1)
		http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asoca/jhsb/2009/00000050/00000001/art00005 Cornwell and Waite examine the extent to which social disconnectedness and perceived isolation have distinct associations with physical and mental health among older adults.
	Eagly, Alice H., "His and Hers of Prosocial Behavior, The: An Examination of the Social Psychology of Gender", American Psychologist, November 2009 (Vol. 64, No. 8)
		http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/8/644/ Eagly finds that women and men are about equally interested in “pro-social” behaviors that benefit the community, but they do it in different ways: women in ways that are more communal and relational, and men in ways that are more agentic and collectively oriented as well as strength intensive.
	Eons
		http://www.eons.com/ Offers social networking for Baby Boomers
	Krueger, Kristin R., et al, "Social Engagement and Cognitive Function in Old Age", Experimental Aging Research, January 2009 (Vol. 35, No. 1)
		http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908218213~db=all~order=page This study's results confirm that a higher level of social engagement in old age is associated with better cognitive function but the association varies across domains of social engagement.
	Lund, Rikke, et al, "Can the Higher Risk of Disability Onset among Older People Who Live Alone Be Alleviated by Strong Social Relations? A Longitudinal Study of Non-disabled Men and Women", Age and Ageing, May 2010 (Vol. 39, No. 3)
		http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/39/3/319 The authors concluded that the answer appeared to be Yes for men, but not so much for women.
	Park, Nan Sook, "Relationship of Social Engagement to Psychological Well-Being of Older Adults in Assisted Living Facilities, The", Journal of Applied Gerontology, August 2009 (Vol. 28, No. 4)
		http://jag.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/4/461 Park finds that friendly relationshjips with staff, and mealtime relationships with other patients, are important factors in life satisfaction and avoiding depression.
	Ross, Catherine E., and Mirowsky, John, "Neighborhood Disorder, Subjective Alienation, and Distress", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, March 2009 (Vol. 50, No. 1)
		http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asoca/jhsb/2009/00000050/00000001/art00006 Ross and Mirowsky find that perceived neighborhood disorder is associated with high levels of anxiety, anger, and depression, with personal victimization mediating only about 10 percent of the association.
	Social Isolation and New Technology: How the Internet and Mobile Phones Impact Americans' Social Networks
		Pew Research Center, November 2009, Free http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1398/internet-mobile-phones-impact-american-social-networks This survey finds that Americans are not as isolated as has been previously reported. People's use of the mobile phone and the internet is associated with larger and more diverse discussion networks.
	Willaims, Alice, et al, Connecting and Giving: A Report on How Mid-life and Older Americans Spend Their Time, Make Connections and Build Communities
		AARP, January 2010, Free http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/general/connecting_giving.pdf The authors describe and provide data from a telephone survey on how people age 45 and up spend their time, what organizations they belong to, what civic activities they engage in, and ways they help others through giving and volun-teering.
Advisers
	Bachrach, Bill, "People Skills: The Competitive Advantage in Today’s New Economy", Integrative Adviser, September 2009 (Vol. 2, No. 3)
		http://www.aiflp.org/pdfs/IntegrativeAdviserNo0203.pdf, Free Bachrach explains why and how advisors can hone their people skills, in order to be more successful for themselves and their clients.
Other / general / not specified
	United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Person-Centered Care: Reforming Services and Bringing Older Citizens Back to the Heart of Society
		July 23, 2008, Free http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=301129& Statements and testimony by Sen. Herb Kohl, Sen. Gordon H. Smith, Sen.Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr., Prof. William Thomas, MD, Robert Jenkens, Melinda Abrams, Dr. Eric Coleman, Zoe Holland, Edna Hess, and Dr. Diane White