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Bookwala, Jamila – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study used longitudinal data to examine the effects of spousal illness on depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older married individuals and the extent to which the adverse effects of illness in a spouse were mitigated by 2 psychological resources, mastery and self-esteem. Using 1,704 married participants who were 51 years of age on…
Descriptors: Spouses, Depression (Psychology), Older Adults, Adults
Gfeller-Varga, Dorlinda A.; Long, Barbara H. – 1973
Ninety-five females (aged 61-100, mean=80.88) were interviewed in a study to determine correlates of self-regard, as measured by the Philadelphia Geriatric Morale Scale (PGMS) and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). The PGMS correlated with the RSE, implying that the two reflect a single construct. Both scales correlated with self-reported…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Correlation, Females, Institutionalized Persons