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Peer reviewedDawson, Pam; Reid, David W. – Gerontologist, 1987
Nurses in long-term care settings described behaviors of patients at risk for wandering and rated wanderers (N=59) and nonwanderers (N=41) on these behaviors. Revealed three independent factors of which two differentiated known wanderers from those who had not previously wandered: cognitive deficits and hyperactivity. Dimensions in turn were…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Ability, High Risk Persons, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedRebok, George W.; Offermann, Lynn R. – Gerontologist, 1983
Explores the utility of Bandura's self-efficacy theory for studying older adults' behavioral competencies in college. Expectations of personal efficacy are viewed as mediating mechanisms for predicting the initiation and persistence of educationally relevant behaviors. Theoretical issues related to the assessment of self-efficacy and performance…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Ability, Expectation
