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Vagins, Deborah J.; Gatta, Mary – American Association of University Women, 2019
Sexual harassment has long been a significant problem for women workers. But with the emergence of the #MeToo movement, there has been a renewed public, cultural and academic focus on workplace harassment. "Limiting our Livelihoods: The Cumulative Impact of Sexual Harassment on Women's Careers" investigates the compounding impact of…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Work Environment, Experience
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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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Smith, Timothy B.; Silva, Lynda – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
This article summarizes research examining the relationship between the constructs of ethnic identity and personal well-being among people of color in North America. Data from 184 studies analyzed with random effects models yielded an omnibus effect size of r = 0.17, suggesting a modest relationship between the 2 constructs. The relationship was…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Young Adults, Effect Size, Racial Identification
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Amit, Karin; Litwin, Howard – Social Indicators Research, 2010
The present study evaluated the integration of elderly people who migrated to Israel during their lifetimes. Subjective well-being, as measured by the immigrants' perception of quality of life, satisfaction with life and emotional state, served as a general indicator of integration. The integration of elderly immigrants has not received adequate…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Economic Status, Life Satisfaction, Health Conditions
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Peek, M. Kristen; Stimpson, Jim P.; Townsend, Aloen L.; Markides, Kyriakos S. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: There is a strong connection between marriage and well-being, with evidence suggesting that the well-being of one spouse is closely correlated with that of the other. However, among older Mexican Americans, there is little information about this phenomenon. To address this, we explore two research questions: Does one spouse's well-being…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Gender Differences, Well Being, Older Adults
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Seccombe, Karen – Gerontologist, 1989
Investigated self-reported health differences between elderly Alaska Natives and Whites (N=9,897) and effects of socioeconomic factors upon health and physical well-being. Found greater variety of impairments suffered by elderly Alaska Natives than Whites but that health differences disappeared when socioeconomic factors were controlled. Found…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alaska Natives, Educational Attainment, Ethnicity
Rose, Charles L.; And Others – P/AAMHRC Research Review, 1982
Investigation of the relationship between the existence of sociocultural and family supports in aging and positive outcomes among elderly Japanese Americans in Hawaii suggested that: (1) Japanese elderly had more family support than Whites; (2) a high proportion of elderly Japanese were employed, indicating successful adjustment; and (3) Japanese…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Asian Americans