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Groups as social network members: Overlooked sources of social support

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  1. Department of Psychology, New York University, 10003, New York, New York

    Barbara J. Felton & Carolyn Berry

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The research described in this article was supported by a grant from New York University's Research Challenge Fund. This study was only possible because of the material and collegial support of Michael L. Freedman and the staff of the Bellevue Geriatric Clinic, especially Ilene Cohen. We gratefully acknowledge, in addition, the assistance of Sue Alstedt and Desnee Hall in the data collection and of Toni Antonucci, Diane Hughes, Bruce Rapkin, Beth Shinn, and Aloen Townsend for comments on a draft of this article.

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Felton, B.J., Berry, C. Groups as social network members: Overlooked sources of social support. Am J Commun Psychol 20, 253–261 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00940839

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