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Holahan, Carole K. – 1988
Life goals and commitment are integral to developmental processes and satisfactions in adulthood and aging. Yet the maintenance and pursuit of appropriate goals and commitments during the aging years may pose particular challenges for the individual within the social context of normal aging. This study examined goals, activity participation, and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Females, Gifted
Peer reviewedLongino, Charles F., Jr.; Kart, Cary S. – Journal of Gerontology, 1982
Attempts to replicate research on the activity theory of aging. Behaviorally based activity scales were drawn from daily activity inventories of residents of three retirement communities. Findings support the activity theory. Informal activities had the most positive affect on respondents' life satisfaction. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns, Individual Activities, Life Satisfaction
Download full textWard, Russell A.; And Others – 1984
Despite low levels of criminal victimization, older people often express greater fear of crime than others. To examine the causes and consequences of such fear, 1,185 adults aged 60 and over, were interviewed about their personal characteristics, social resources, environment, subjective well-being, and lifestyle. Results showed that older people…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Fear, Individual Characteristics, Life Satisfaction
Peer reviewedGuy, Rebecca Faith – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1982
Tested three hypotheses focusing on the role of religion in the personal adjustment of older age cohorts. Examined life satisfaction as it relates to age, physical disabilities, and church attendance. Results of interviews with 1,170 older adults suggested physical disabilities may explain decline in church attendance with age. (RC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns, Life Satisfaction
Peer reviewedMarkides, Kyraikos S. – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Investigated the relationship between aging and church attendance, religiosity, and prayer in a longitudinal study of 338 older Mexican Americans and Anglos. Results showed church attendance and prayer remained stable over time; religiosity increased somewhat. Only church attendance showed a significant effect on life satisfaction, particularly…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Anglo Americans, Behavior Patterns, Emotional Adjustment
Peer reviewedBrandtstadter, Jochen; And Others – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Findings from two studies of middle to late adulthood indicate that elderly people are effective in maintaining a sense of control and a positive view of self and personal development. Argues that the resiliency of the elderly hinges on the interplay between activities that alleviate developmental losses and accommodative processes by which…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Behavior Patterns
