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Bierman, Alex. "Does Marriage Buffer the Effects of Perceived Neighborhood Disorder on Mental Health in Old Age?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 11, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-03-13 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p181888_index.html>

Bierman, A. E. , 2007-08-11 "Does Marriage Buffer the Effects of Perceived Neighborhood Disorder on Mental Health in Old Age?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City Online <PDF>. 2010-03-13 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p181888_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This research examines whether marriage protects older adults from the mental health effects of perceptions of neighborhood disorder. It is suggested that marriage will protect elders’ mental health by preventing a decrease in their senses of mattering and mastery. While research has examined whether other types of social connections buffer the effects of neighborhood disorder, for older adults the buffering effects of marriage may be especially important because aging is often accompanied by a weakening of social networks, so that marriage may be one of the few remaining sources of social support. Analyses of a longitudinal study of older adults shows that perceived neighborhood disorder is related to decreases in mastery and mattering, but only for the non-married. Marriage buffers the effects of neighborhood disorder on depression, and these buffering effects are explained entirely by differences in changes in mastery. This research shows that neighborhood conditions continue to affect mental health well into old age by shaping elders’ sense of mastery, but a social connection to a significant other helps mitigate these effects.

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