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Peer reviewedZiegler, Michael; Reid, David W. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
Describes the correlates of life satisfaction and desired control among 79 elderly residents by assessing residents at three points in time. Both life satisfaction and desired control were intercorrelated and related to other indices of psychological well-being at all three points in time. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Correlation, Individual Activities, Life Satisfaction, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedHunter, Kathleen I.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Examined background and personality characteristics associated with low and high self-esteem in the elderly by studying 250 men and women age 65 and older. Results indicated the low self-esteem group had poorer self-reported health, higher scores on depression, anxiety, somatization, and a more external locus of control orientation. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Individual Characteristics, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedErber, Joan T.; Dye, Carol J. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Recently admitted nursing home residents received a battery of psychological tests and were rated on a number of behavioral indices. Results revealed the morale/anxiety dimension was independent of cognitive competency, internally controlled residents were rated high by others in behavioral competency, and self-rating scales measure something…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control
