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Millard, Peter H.; Smith, Chris S. – Gerontologist, 1981
The effect of personal belongings on perceptions of the elderly in institutions was tested through color slides in two groups of medical students. The elderly person surrounded by personal belongings was perceived in a less negative way than the same person in bare surroundings. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Geriatrics, Higher Education