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Informal Supports

Informal Supports is a type of support arrangement within the broader category of decision-making assistance mechanisms that consists of assistance provided by naturally occurring personal relationships, such as family members, friends, or trusted acquaintances, without formal legal authority or remuneration.

419

Publications

21.5K

Citations

1.1K

Authors

485

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

86

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Publications

419

Neighbors and Friends

Marjorie H. Cantor · Research on Aging · 1979 · 640 citations

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Helping the Elderly: The Complementary Roles of Informal Networks and Formal Systems.

Gordon F. Streib, Eugene Litwak · Social Forces · 1987 · 406 citations

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Church Members as a Source of Informal Social Support

Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M. Chatters · Review of Religious Research · 1988 · 376 citations

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Helping the Elderly: The Complementary Roles of Informal Networks and Formal Systems.

Sarah H. Matthews, Eugene Litwak · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1986 · 366 citations

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The contribution of social support to the material well‐being of low‐income families

Julia R. Henly, Sandra K. Danziger, Shira Offer · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2005 · 312 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. RJ
    Robert Joseph Taylor

    University of Michigan, United States

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

    8

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  2. LM
    Linda M. Chatters

    University of Michigan, United States

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

    8

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  3. NK
    Neal Krause

    University of Michigan, United States

    6 publications · 544 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. MJ
    Magnus Jegermalm

    Marie Cederschiöld University, Sweden

    5 publications · 99 citations

    5

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  5. AT
    Amanda Toler Woodward

    Michigan State University, United States

    5 publications · 269 citations

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Institutions

485

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    12 h-index

    26 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    12 h-index

    19 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    15 publications

    780 citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    918 citations

  5. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    496 citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    711 citations

  7. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    387 citations

  8. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    173 citations

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Venues

  1. Ageing and Society

    A&S · 15 publications · 1.1K citations

    15

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  2. The Gerontologist

    16 publications · 849 citations

    13

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  3. Journal of Gerontological Social Work

    17 publications · 605 citations

    13

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  4. Journal of Applied Gerontology

    JAG · 11 publications · 506 citations

    11

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 9 publications · 382 citations

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