NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CLOSE SOCIAL-RELATIONS

This study examines close social relations among older married adults with children. Results indicated that,women named more close relations hips than did men and were less happy the more people they named thoug h this was not true of less close relationships. People who reported n egative feelings about network members were less happy Specifically, m en who wanted more people they could depend on and who felt their netw ork was too demanding were less happy, while women who felt that their network members got on their nerves were less happy These results sug gest that not all aspects of close relationships are positive and that women may not necessarily be advantaged by having more people with wh om they feel close.