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Firestone, Ira J.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
Ward residents view their dwelling as less secure and feel less able to control social encounters than do single room residents. Single room residents express greater desires for isolation and disclosure restriction. Data are consistent with an adaptation model of privacy-sociability preference. (Author)
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Institutionalized Persons, Locus of Control, Nursing Homes