К сходным выводам приходили и другие исследователи. См., например: Frieder R. Lang, “Endings and Continuity of Social Relationships: Maximizing Intrinsic Benefits Within Personal Networks When Feeling Near to Death,” Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 17, no. 2 (2000): 155–182; Cornelia Wrzus et al., “Social Network Changes and Life Events Across the Life Span: A Meta-Analysis,” Psychological Bulletin 139, no. 1 (2013): 53–80.