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Publikováno v:
Activities, Adaptation & Aging. 27:1-10
This paper profiles the Pen Pal Program at Clifton Rehabilitation Nursing Center, in Somerset, Massachusetts, a program that pairs residents of the Clifton long-term care facility with students from South Elementary School. Program participants are g
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Activities, Adaptation & Aging. 27:29-48
The purpose of this study was to determine how social workers in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Massachusetts responded to the emotional distress frequently experienced by family members of elder relatives who were being placed. The subjects were
Publikováno v:
Clinical Gerontologist. 26:101-116
The present study was designed to examine factors that might influence older adults to seek out professional counseling and to ascertain differences in confidant preferences by gender and nature of confidence. Analyses were conducted on 206 community
Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 28:561-575
The present study was designed to investigate the effect age has on children's attitudes toward personalaging and if anxiety over aging was a contributing factor in the development of these attitudes. A total of 206 students (108 males and 98 females
Publikováno v:
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 22:47-57
As increasing numbers of students compete to gain acceptance into quality graduate programs in the field of psychology, undergraduates with a strong research background who have articles presented at professional conferences and/or published in the p
Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 28:337-345
The Senior Pen Pal Program offered in the first grade classroom at Mulready Elementary School in Hudson, MAis an example of a successful intergenerational program. The program has evolved from a letter exchange to include the assignment of books abou
Autor:
Pearl M. Mosher-Ashley, Carol E. Rabon
Publikováno v:
Clinical Gerontologist. 24:27-37
This study was conducted to explore some of the differences between older and younger participants on measures of emotional support, depression, loneliness and life satisfaction. A total of 160 adults (72 males and 87 females), ranging in age from 18
Publikováno v:
Activities, Adaptation & Aging. 25:77-86
This study explored the effect participation in activities had on the perception of life satisfaction of 133 older adults in 96 long-term care facilities in Massachusetts. Using a qualitative research approach, the residents were interviewed about th
Autor:
Pearl M. Mosher-Ashley, Roxanne Robert
Publikováno v:
Educational Gerontology. 26:725-736
As the proportion of older adults in our society increases, the need for professionals with a knowledge of the aging process and a desire to work with elderly persons is being recognized. Relatively little information is available concerning the fact
Publikováno v:
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 20:79-87
This article details the use of program descriptions to facilitate undergraduate student presentations at professional conferences. Students in a Psychology of Aging class at Worcester State College write papers that detail new, innovative, or unusua