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Predicting Changes in Older Adults' Interpersonal Control Strivings
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Sorkin, Dara H.; Rook, Karen S.; Heckhausen, Jutta; Billimek, John – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
People vary in the importance they ascribe to, and efforts they invest in, maintaining positive relationships with others. Research has linked such variation in interpersonal control strivings to the quality of social exchanges experienced, but little work has examined the predictors of interpersonal control strivings. Given the importance of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Social Environment, Infants, Older Adults
Not Quite Color Blind: Ethnic and Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Older People among College Students
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Laditka, Sarah B.; Laditka, James N.; Houck, Margaret M.; Olatosi, Bankole A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2011
Attitudes toward older people can influence how they are treated and their cognitive and physical health. The populations of the United States and many other countries have become more ethnically diverse, and are aging. Yet little research examines how ethnic diversity affects attitudes toward older people. Our study addresses this research gap.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Semantic Differential, Stereotypes
Ethnicity, Aging and Mental Health.
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Gelfand, Donald E. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1979
What is the relationship between ethnicity and the mental health problems of the elderly in American society? This paper offers some suggestions and reviews some data that might encourage further efforts in this area. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences