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Personal action constructs and the long term care ombudsman role : linking personal projects and possible selves in personal research

Creator:: Bolkan, Cory R.
Abstract:: This study explored potential linkages between personal projects (Little, 1983) and possible selves (Markus, 1986), two mid-level units of analyses in personality research. The primary goal of this research was to bridge participants' current project as state volunteer ombudsmen for care facilities, to their future, hoped-for selves. This relationship was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Personality Research. Abstract approved: Karen A. Hooker This study explored potential linkages between

Goal pursuits and mental health in later life

Creator:: Bolkan, Cory R.
Abstract:: Grounded in life span theory, this study explored how personal goals (as measured by possible selves) related to depressive symptoms in older adults. Possible selves represent individuals' ideas of what they would like to become (hoped-for selves) and what they are afraid of becoming (feared selves). Possible selves are also...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: Goal Pursuits and Mental Health in Later Life. Abstract approved: Karen A. Hooker Grounded in

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: Adult development and social experiences are intertwined, which has implications for social policy, health, and well-being across the lifespan. This dissertation explores the benefit and risk that close social partners bring to adults' lives, and the efficacy and consequences of engaging social resources to maintain well-being in the face of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker Adult development and social experiences are intertwined, which has

Shaping social worlds : exploring relationship regulation processes in older adults' daily lives

Creator:: Mejía, Shannon T.
Abstract:: The social aspects of older adults lives are strongly linked to well-being outcomes. Social relationships in older adulthood are rewarding, but also complex, and to maintain a positive social environment, older adults must reconcile long relationships histories, negotiate changing roles, and deal with increasing dependencies. Older adults are known to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Adults’ Daily Lives Abstract approved: Karen A. Hooker The social aspects of

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

Creator:: Ko, Han-Jung
Abstract:: An ability to meet the changing demands associated with development promotes purpose in life, a defining feature of psychological well-being. Midlife adults consistently report higher purpose in life compared to older adults. However, less is known about the dynamics of purpose in life in the transition from middle to older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker An ability to meet the changing demands associated with development

Sibling relationships and college decision-making : An exploratory study of first-generation and non-first-generation students

Creator:: Warner, Danielle A.
Abstract:: Decisions about college are significant in the lives of students and their families, especially since these are often the first major life-decisions that adolescents are able to make largely on their own (Galotti, 1995; Galotti & Mark, 1994). It is widely recognized that family history plays a role in whether...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker

The volunteer experience: predictors of success in the long term care Ombudsman role

Creator:: DeHart, Kimberly N.
Abstract:: This study explored the influence of motivations on the volunteer experience. The relationship among motivations. volunteer satisfaction, acceptance and support of the organizational goals, and outcomes of success in the volunteer role (pattern of participation and ombudsman effectiveness) were explored using Multiple Linear Regression analyses. Motivational Systems Theory (Ford, 1992)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ____ Karen A. Hooker This study explored the influence of motivations on the volunteer experience

Adapting the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task to Older Adults : The Psychometric Evaluationand Theoretical Exploration of a Measure of Executive Function

Creator:: Cerino, Eric S.
Abstract:: With an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease facing individual, social, and financial burdens, researchers must make cognitive assessment inquiries a priority (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Cognition encompasses multiple aspects of thought processes, such as multiple types of memory, planning, inhibitory control, attention, and processing speed. The higher level...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Karen A. Hooker With an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease facing

Mixed emotions in late life : older parents' experiences of intergenerational ambivalence

Creator:: Peters, Cheryl L.
Abstract:: Interviewing eighteen older parents (aged 65 and older) with two or more children for this project established support for the emotional experience of intergenerational ambivalence. Seventy-five parent-child relationships were discussed. Two major themes arose over what healthy, independently living parents feel ambivalent about in their relationships with their midlife children....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Life: Older Parents Experiences of Intergenerational Ambivalence. Abstract approved: Karen A. Hooker

Personality traits and mental health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups : Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

Creator:: Lee, Soyoung Choun
Abstract:: A consistent research question in caregiving is why caregivers show individual differences in their abilities to manage stress. This study focuses on the personality traits of spouse caregivers to assess individual differences which enable them to adapt to their particular caregiving situation. Previous research has established concurrent relationships between personality...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Personal action constructs and the long term care ombudsman role : linking personal projects and possible selves in personal research

Goal pursuits and mental health in later life

Social regulatory processes in adulthood : responding to change and variability in proximal and distal social forces

Shaping social worlds : exploring relationship regulation processes in older adults' daily lives

Pathways to Well-Being : A Mixed Methods Study on Purpose in Life in Middle Adulthood

Sibling relationships and college decision-making : An exploratory study of first-generation and non-first-generation students

The volunteer experience: predictors of success in the long term care Ombudsman role

Adapting the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task to Older Adults : The Psychometric Evaluationand Theoretical Exploration of a Measure of Executive Function

Mixed emotions in late life : older parents' experiences of intergenerational ambivalence

Personality traits and mental health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups : Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

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