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  1. Normative Aging Study, Boston Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, 17 Court Street, 02108, Boston, Massachusetts

    Carolyn M. Aldwin

  2. Barnard College, Columbia University, Columbia, USA

    Tracey A. Revenson

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This research was supported by funds from the Center for Work and Mental Health, NIMH, a Grant-in-Aid from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and NIMH postdoctoral traineeships (5-T32-MH16868). We are grateful to Ralph Catalano and David Dooley for permission to reinterview their sample and for allowing us access to their data set. We also thank Manuelita Bustria for her assistance with data analysis and Larry Pasman for his help with data collection. The authors share equal responsibility for the preparation of this report.

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Aldwin, C.M., Revenson, T.A. Vulnerability to economic stress. Am J Commun Psychol 14, 161–175 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00911819

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