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Peer reviewedBookwala, Jamila; Jacobs, Jamie – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: We examined age-cohort differences in the interrelationships among marital processes and depressed affect. Design and Methods: We used data from individuals in first marriages that participated in the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH). The NSFH interviewed one adult per household of a nationally representative sample.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Young Adults, Marital Satisfaction, Older Adults
Direct linkWiener, Joshua M.; Anderson, Wayne L.; Khatutsky, Galina – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: This study analyzed the effect of consumer-directed versus agency-directed home care on satisfaction with paid personal assistance services among Medicaid beneficiaries in Washington State. Design and Methods: The study analyzed a survey of 513 Medicaid beneficiaries receiving home- and community-based services. As part of a larger study,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Least Squares Statistics, Satisfaction, Social Services
Peer reviewedMorrell, Roger W.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1989
Examined comprehension of and memory for information on prescription labels as function of age, memory load, and study time across three experiments with young and old adults. Older adults consistently manifested poorer recall of prescription information than did younger adults. Both young and old adults had substantial difficulty comprehending…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Drug Use, Interpersonal Communication
Peer reviewedPowers, Charles B.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Cross-sectional investigation compared worry and its correlates in 89 older adults and 74 college students. Older adults expressed significantly fewer worries than did students about finances and social events. Both groups were equally worried about health issues. For both groups, external locus of control was associated with higher worry scores.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Higher Education, Locus of Control
Petry, Nancy M. – Gerontologist, 2002
Purpose: Pathological gambling is an increasing public health concern, but very little is known about this disorder in older adults. This study evaluated gambling and psychosocial problems across age groups in treatment-seeking gamblers. Design and Methods: At intake to gambling treatment programs, 343 pathological gamblers completed the Addiction…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Age Differences, Public Health, Young Adults
