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Peer reviewedLiang, Jersey; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1980
Objective social integration only has an indirect impact on morale, with subjective sense of integration being the intervening variable. This relationship remains significant even when other factors such as socioeconomic status, financial satisfaction, and health status were controlled. (Author)
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Gerontology, Interpersonal Relationship, Loneliness
Peer reviewedLiang, Jersey; Fairchild, Thomas J. – Journal of Gerontology, 1979
Presents a conceptual framework that incorporates the notion of relative deprivation to explain the perceived financial adequacy among the elderly. Financial satisfaction is directly related to relative deprivation while income only indirectly affects one's sense of financial well-being. (Author)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Economic Status, Financial Problems, Gerontology
Liang, Jersey – 1984
This research aims to clarify the dimensionality of the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA). A multiple indicator structural equation model, which includes eleven items loading on three first-order factors and one second-order factor, is proposed to delineate the structure of LSIA. This model was empirically examined by using data from the 1974…
Descriptors: Correlation, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Gerontology
Peer reviewedLiang, Jersey; Bollen, Kenneth A. – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Examines the structure of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center (PGC) Morale Scale using a multiple indicator structural equation model. Based on the 1968 National Senior Citizens Survey, the model is consistently replicated across four subsamples. The claim that the PGC Morale Scale is multidimensional is only appropriate for first-order factors.…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Gerontology
Peer reviewedLiang, Jersey; Warfel, Becky L. – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Examined the impact of urbanism on the causal mechanisms by which life satisfaction is determined using a causal model that incorporates urbanism as a polytomous variable. Urbanism was found to have indirect main effects as well as interaction effects on life satisfaction. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Gerontology, Life Satisfaction, Older Adults
Download full textSengstock, Mary C.; Liang, Jersey – 1982
While the family has traditionally been the preferable alternative to nursing home care for the aged, recent research indicates that some elderly persons are subjected to neglect or abuse by their families. To investigate this problem, elderly abuse victims in Detroit completed questionnaires and interviews; their families and social service and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Case Studies, Delivery Systems, Family Problems
Liang, Jersey; And Others – 1985
This document consists of the following three papers: (1) "Aging in the People's Republic of China" (Liang), including a 22-item bibliography; (2) "The Reform of China's Social Security System for the Elderly" (Chuanyi); and (3) "Developing Research on Aging in China" (Jihui). The first paper briefly outlines the…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Community Services
