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This work was supported by individual NIMH (1F32MH07787-02) and NIA (5F32AG05153-02) National Research Service Postdoctoral Fellowships to each author respectively, held at the Stanford University Social Ecology Laboratory. Additional funding was provided via MH16744 and MH28177. An earlier version of this paper was presented as part of the symposium, Social Support Systems, Quality of Life, and Primary Prevention (J. C. Glidewell, Chair), at the 89th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, 1981. We are grateful to Julian Rappaport and Edward Seidman for helpful comments on an earlier draft and to Ann Baldwin for her help throughout this project.
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Hirsch, B.J., David, T.G. Social networks and work/nonwork life: Action-research with nurse managers. Am J Commun Psychol 11, 493–507 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00896801
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