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Torges, Cynthia; Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit; Krause, Neal – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2013
Enright and colleagues (1996) emphasized the beneficial effect of experiencing forgiveness across multiple domains. We build upon their conceptualization of forgiveness by adding a domain--forgiveness by God--to create global forgiveness. In the current study, we use data from a nationally representative study, the Religion, Aging and Health…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Altruism, Conflict Resolution, Interpersonal Relationship
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Pereiro Rozas, Arturo X.; Juncos-Rabadan, Onesimo; Gonzalez, Maria Soledad Rodriguez – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2008
Processing speed, inhibitory control and working memory have been identified as the main possible culprits of age-related cognitive decline. This article describes a study of their interrelationships and dependence on age, including exploration of whether any of them mediates between age and the others. We carried out a LISREL analysis of the…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Memory, Older Adults, Statistical Analysis
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Winter, Laraine; Lawton, M. Powell; Ruckdeschel, Katy – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2003
Kahneman and Tversky's (1979) Prospect theory was tested as a model of preferences for prolonging life under various hypothetical health statuses. A sample of 384 elderly people living in congregate housing (263 healthy, 131 frail) indicated how long (if at all) they would want to live under each of nine hypothetical health conditions (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Patients, Nursing Homes, Health Conditions, Older Adults