Lang F, Featherman DL, Nesselroade JR (1997)
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 1997
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Book Volume: 12
Pages Range: 657-66
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Journal Issue: 4
Dealing with others entails both stability and short-term variability of the functions and outcomes of social relationships. The authors argue that patterns of short-term intraindividual variability in social relationships and self-efficacy beliefs contribute interpretable information about social adaptation. On the basis of 23 repeated weekly measurements of a sample of 32 participants ages 56 to 88 years, the authors examined the extent to which fluctuations in perceived relational outcomes are related to fluctuations of social self-efficacy. Results showed that individuals differ systematically in respect to the extent to which they experience and display fluctuations in self-efficacy and availability of social relationships. Moreover, when individuals perceive others to be available across time, social self-efficacy beliefs are stronger and fluctuate less across time.
APA:
Lang, F., Featherman, D.L., & Nesselroade, J.R. (1997). Social self-efficacy and short-term variability in social relationships: the MacArthur successful aging studies. Psychology and Aging, 12(4), 657-66.
MLA:
Lang, Frieder, David L. Featherman, and John R. Nesselroade. "Social self-efficacy and short-term variability in social relationships: the MacArthur successful aging studies." Psychology and Aging 12.4 (1997): 657-66.
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