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Community settings as buffers of life stress? Highly supportive churches, mutual help groups, and senior centers

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    Kenneth I. Maton

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The author is very grateful to Beth Shinn, Chris Keys, Marc Zimmerman, and the three anonymous reviewers for useful feedback on this manuscript.

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Maton, K.I. Community settings as buffers of life stress? Highly supportive churches, mutual help groups, and senior centers. Am J Commun Psychol 17, 203–232 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00931008

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