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Autor:
Edward A. Powers, Vira R. Kivett
Publikováno v:
Rural Sociology. 57:194-215
Relatively little attention has been given to the kin ties of rural older adults. To partially fill this gap in knowledge, kin selection theory was used as a conceptual framework to explore two questions on the extent rural older adults expect and re
Publikováno v:
Journal of Teaching in Marriage & Family. 1:34-51
The study of pets in families is an important scientific dimension, with a substantial body of research literature. This article presents a framework and theoretical basis for understanding human relationships with pets, using a life course perspecti
Publikováno v:
Journal of Applied Gerontology. 19:58-77
This 20-year follow-up study examined the physical, psychological, and social outcomes, and social supports of 49 survivors of an original sample of 418 rural adults who were aged 65 years and older in 1976. The majority of adults lived alone but rec
Autor:
Vira R. Kivett
Publikováno v:
Journal of Women & Aging. 10:81-90
This paper briefly critiques each of four papers presented at the symposium, relates how these papers contribute additional information on the realities of rural older women, and the implications for future research, policy, and outreach. The critiqu
Autor:
Vira R. Kivett, Elizabeth Dugan
Publikováno v:
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 15:607-622
There is a paucity of information about the dynamics of friendships among older adults. To address this gap, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (11) published an integrative conceptual framework for friendship research (Adams & Blieszne
Autor:
Vira R. Kivett, Frankie N. Schwenk
Publikováno v:
Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 15:261-277
This research, using data from the interview component of the 1990 Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES), examines the main and interaction effects of race, marital status, and residence on the economic well-being of women 65 years or older (N=3,205). Ec
Autor:
Vira R. Kivett
Publikováno v:
Marriage & Family Review. 16:267-290
Autor:
Elizabeth Dugan, Vira R. Kivett
Publikováno v:
The Gerontologist. 34(3)
The purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of emotional and social isolation to loneliness among very old rural adults. The sample (N = 119) was selected using a compact area cluster sampling design. Multiple regression analys
Autor:
Vira R. Kivett
Publikováno v:
Journal of gerontology. 46(5)
This study examined racial differences in the centrality of the grandfather role and in the factors related to its saliency. Rural men aged 65 years or older, 48 Black and 51 White, reported on their grandchild of most contact. Multiple Classificatio
Autor:
Vira R. Kivett
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 9:71-72
RÉSUMÉFamily Ties and Aging incorpore et résume quelques unes des plus récentes études de recherche portant sur les liens de famille verticaux et horizontaux à partir d'une perspective occidentale. Le texte est soigneusement rédigé, succinct