Subjects with greater depressive symptomatology were involved in more arguments, experienced more deaths of relatives and friends, and among white elderly, reported more accidents among relatives and friends. This group also experienced a higher magnitude of stress. (Author)

Tested the relationship between psychological depression and feeling old in 308 older adults. Results indicated that regardless of age, people who felt older were more depressed and less healthy than people who felt younger. Depression was predicted by health and purpose in life, rather than where respondents lived. (JAC)

Examined the relationship between age and perceived health status in 660 adults. Number of symptoms was the strongest predictor of perceived health status employed in this analysis, followed by age, education, and race. Persons over 60 tend to perceive their own health in a significantly more positive fashion. (Author/JAC)

Elderly men and women shared common dimensions of anxious depression and general dissatisfaction. There might be a third dimension for women--sleep impairment. Implications for diagnosing depressive syndromes in the elderly were discussed. (Author)

Provides normative data on the Bender Gestalt Test (BGT) with a sample of 334 normal older adults. Showed that these older adults do not perform on the BGT in a manner that can be called brain damaged. Use of the cut-off score developed with younger persons appears appropriate. (Author)

Investigated the extent to which response length influences Holtzman Inkblot Technique (HIT) scores in (N=102) elderly. Results suggest that response length has a pervasive effect on HIT scores and bears out the productivity of effects found in previous research with younger age cohorts. (JAC)

Measured the concept of purpose-in-life and underlying occupational interests and aspirations of older men and women in a gerontological sheltered workshop. Findings, which include that the construct of purpose-in-life and vocational aspirations are poorly related for workshop participants, are discussed in terms of previous research. (Author)

The literature reveals a marked decline in performance on the Visual Reproduction subtest with increasing age. Both level of education and intelligence seemed to exert a substantial influence on performance which may be significant in clinical evaluations. (Author)

Performed a factor analysis on the results of the Wechsler Memory Scale for 99 older males to determine how normally aging older adults perform. Results seem to indicate that the manner of functioning in later life becomes deficient in quality rather than in quantitative performance. (Author)