Social Adjustment of the Elderly Residing in Institutional Homes: A Multivariate Analysis.

Dooghe, Gilbert; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ229822

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980

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Social Adjustment of the Elderly Residing in Institutional Homes: A Multivariate Analysis.

Dooghe, Gilbert; And Others

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v11 n2 p163-75 1980

Loneliness was the main factor underlying failure to adjust. Furthermore, widowhood and being alone had a considerable influence. The degree of disability and the age of the individual proved to have a smaller impact than was assumed to be the case. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Loneliness, Multivariate Analysis, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Physical Disabilities, Social Adjustment, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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