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Park, Jisung; Roh, Soonhee; Yeo, Younsook – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: The present study tested Smith's (2003. Theorizing religious effects among American adolescents. "Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 42", 17-30. doi:10.1111/1468-5906.t01-1-00158) theory of religious effects to explore the relationship of religiosity, social support, and life satisfaction among elderly Korean…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Social Services, Quality of Life, Philosophy
Rote, Sunshine; Hill, Terrence D.; Ellison, Christopher G. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose of the Study: Studies show that loneliness is a major risk factor for health issues in later life. Although research suggests that religious involvement can protect against loneliness, explanations for this general pattern are underdeveloped and undertested. In this paper, we propose and test a theoretical model, which suggests that social…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Risk, Psychological Patterns, Probability
Hsu, Hui-Chuan; Jones, Bobby L. – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to apply group-based trajectory analysis to identify multiple successful aging trajectories by multiple indicators and to examine the factors related to successful aging among the elderly population in Taiwan. Design and Methods: Nation-representative longitudinal data collected from 1993 to 2007 and…
Descriptors: Safety, Computation, Nursing Homes, Aging (Individuals)
Kim, Jung-Hyun; Knight, Bob G. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This study investigated direct and indirect effects of caregiver status on the physical health of Korean American caregivers in terms of caregiver coping styles and the quantity and the quality of informal social support. Design and Methods: Using a sample of 87 caregivers and 87 matched noncaregivers, we analyzed a path model, employing…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Physical Health, Coping, Korean Americans
Zubritsky, Cynthia; Abbott, Katherine M.; Hirschman, Karen B.; Bowles, Kathryn H.; Foust, Janice B.; Naylor, Mary D. – Gerontologist, 2013
For older adults receiving long-term services and supports (LTSS), health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has emerged as a critical construct to examine because of its focus on components of well-being, which are affected by progressive changes in health status, health care, and social support. HRQoL is a health-focused quality of life (QOL)…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Well Being, Mental Health, Questionnaires
Unson, Christine; Richardson, Margaret – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: The study examined the barriers faced, the goals selected, and the optimization and compensation strategies of older workers in relation to career change. Method: Thirty open-ended interviews, 12 in the United States and 18 in New Zealand, were conducted, recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for themes. Results: Barriers to…
Descriptors: Older Workers, Barriers, Career Change, Career Choice
Schroepfer, Tracy A. – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: This study explored the quality and functioning of terminally ill elders' social relationships and their impact on elders' consideration to hasten death. Design and Methods: In-depth, face-to-face interviews were conducted with 96 terminally ill elders. Logistic regression was used to determine whether aspects of social relationships…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Death, Older Adults, Interpersonal Relationship
Fingerman, Karen L.; VanderDrift, Laura E.; Dotterer, Aryn M.; Birditt, Kira S.; Zarit, Steven H. – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: Black and White middle-aged adults typically are in a pivot position of providing support to generations above and below. Racial differences in support to each generation in the family remain unclear, however. Different factors may account for racial differences in support of grown children versus aging parents. Design and Methods:…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Adults, Racial Differences, Whites
Pruchno, Rachel A.; Wilson-Genderson, Maureen; Rose, Miriam; Cartwright, Francine – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Positing that successful aging has independent, yet related, dimensions that are both objective and subjective, we examine how early influences and contemporary characteristics define 4 groups of people. Design and Methods: Data were gathered from 5,688 persons aged 50-74 years living in New Jersey who participated in telephone…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Health Behavior, Drinking, Aging (Individuals)
Musil, Carol M.; Gordon, Nahida L.; Warner, Camille B.; Zauszniewski, Jaclene A.; Standing, Theresa; Wykle, May – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: Transitions in caregiving, such as becoming a primary caregiver to grandchildren or having adult children and grandchildren move in or out, may affect the well-being of the grandmother. Design and Methods: This report describes caregiving patterns at 3 time points over 24 months in a sample of 485 Ohio grandmothers and examines the…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Physical Health, Caregivers, Grandchildren
Ha, Jung-Hwa – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: This article examines the extent to which positive and negative support from children prior to and after spousal loss and changes in support from pre- to post-loss affect widowed older adults' depressive symptoms, anxiety, and anger 18 months following widowhood. Design and Methods: Analyses are based on the Changing Lives of Older…
Descriptors: Psychology, Widowed, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Nimrod, Galit – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: To examine the contents and characteristics of seniors' online communities and to explore their potential benefits to older adults. Design and Methods: Quantitative content analysis of a full year's data from 14 leading online communities using a novel computerized system. The overall database included 686,283 messages. Results: There was…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Content Analysis, Social Networks, Well Being
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Sankar, Andrea – Gerontologist, 1991
Examined role of social support in process of caring for someone dying at home using data from in-depth ethnographic interviews with 16 caregivers. Employed cultural analysis to draw parallels with rituals of transition. Results suggest social support for caregiver of dying person is extremely important. Recommends question of negative social…
Descriptors: Death, Family Caregivers, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Support Groups
Cramm, Jane M.; van Dijk, Hanna M.; Nieboer, Anna P. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose of the Study: We aimed to investigate whether social capital (obtaining support through indirect ties such as from neighbors) and social cohesion (interdependencies among neighbors) within neighborhoods positively affect the well being of older adults. Design and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 945 of 1,440 (66% response rate)…
Descriptors: Well Being, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Income
Blieszner, Rosemary; Roberto, Karen A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: We examined characteristics, responses, and psychological well-being of care partners who support and assist older adults recently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Design and Methods: Based on a sample of 106 care partners of community residents diagnosed with MCI at memory clinics, we conducted face-to-face interviews…
Descriptors: Dementia, Older Adults, Coping, Psychological Patterns