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Typical and Atypical Dementia Family Caregivers: Systematic and Objective Comparisons
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Nichols, Linda O.; Martindale-Adams, Jennifer; Burns, Robert; Graney, Marshall J.; Zuber, Jeffrey – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
This systematic, objective comparison of typical (spouse, children) and atypical (in-law, sibling, nephew/niece, grandchild) dementia family caregivers examined demographic, caregiving and clinical variables. Analysis was of 1,476 caregivers, of whom 125 were atypical, from the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregivers Health (REACH I and II)…
Descriptors: Dementia, Caregivers, Clinical Experience, Spouses
The Meaning of Time-Related Concepts Across the Life-Span: An Israeli Sample.
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Lomranz, Jacob; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Israeli participants (N=338) rated five time-related concepts (time, past, present, future, own life stage) on Semantic Differential Scales. Participants constituted six age-based groups, representing childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, adulthood, late adulthood, and old age. Results indicate that people of different ages differ significantly…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Children
The Nature of the Life Concept across the Life-Span.
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Sheehan, N.W.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Animistic responding was generally unrelated to logical classification ability or to analytic cognitive style. Results which found high levels of animistic thinking beyond adolescence do not support Piagetian theory. Adults may respond animistically because of emotional attachments which they have formed to certain meaningful physical objects.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Classification
The Child's Concept of Age and Aging.
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Galper, Alice; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Children follow a Piagetian cognitive-developmental sequence in their ability to understand age concepts, as shown by the association between responses on the Concept of Age instrument and level of reasoning on conservation tasks. Education in aging must consider the reasoning patterns of children of various ages. (Author)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Child Development
Alienation of Elderly Korean American Immigrants as Related to Place of Residence, Gender, Age, Years of Education, Time in the U.S., Living with or without Children, and Living with or without a Spouse.
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Moon, Jeong-hwa; Pearl, Joseph H. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1991
Older Korean immigrants (n=137) completed Dean's Alienation Scale (DAS) to examine relationship of alienation to place of residence, gender, age, years of education, time in United States, and living arrangements. Found significant relationships between DAS subscales and place of residence, age, time in United States, and whether living with or…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alienation, Asian Americans, Children
A Life-Span Developmental Cross-Cultural Study of Divergent Thinking Abilities.
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Jaquish, Gail A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Assessed developmental aspects of ideational fluency, flexibility, and originality across five age groups in 316 Chinese who responded in Cantonese to four groups of acoustical stimuli. Comparative American data were collected previously. Results indicated cross-cultural similarity in the expression of originality, based on developmental trends…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Cantonese