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  • Long-distance caregivers and stress

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    Kolb, Karen N.
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    Grounded in the life course perspective, this study examined stress among long-distance caregivers, asking whether stress levels vary by family relation to the care recipient or by geographic distance. A growing older adult population forecasts a corresponding need for caregivers. Although family members are the primary source of care for...
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    lives in our society, there has been an increase in the number of people with chronic illnesses, health

  • How women negotiate family responsibilities and personal health

    Creator:
    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
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    Women’s health affects women and society as a whole. In addition to paid employment, women provide unpaid labor as they care for their families, their homes, and ailing relatives. Only by staying healthy can women provide care to their families. Using a feminist perspective, this study examined how women manage...
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    developing metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of health problems including diabetes. The

  • The stress process model and physical health outcomes of parent versus adult child caregivers

    Creator:
    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
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    As the baby boomer generation ages, and as advanced medical techniques keep people alive longer, the need for family caregivers will grow. Researchers have determined that the health of family caregivers is generally poorer that noncaregivers. Also, the type of family relationship has been determined to influence health outcomes. This...
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    caregivers will grow. Researchers have determined that the health of family caregivers is generally

  • Perceptions of reciprocity and relationship quality among elderly female nonkin peers

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    Martin, Sally S.
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    There is increasing recognition of the importance of older adults in providing support to and maintaining relationships with their nonkin peers. Social trends, such as smaller family size, may reduce the role of family members and increase the importance of nonkin peers in providing help to the elderly. Relationships with...
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    , and marital status 2. Comparison of survey and interview samples 74 on current health, changes in

  • Causal attributions and the dissolution of casual-dating relationsips

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    Loyer-Carlson, Vicki L.
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    The purpose of this study was to understand the role of causal attributions in casual-dating dissolution. Of 88 participants in a longitudinal investigation of casual-dating relationships, 48 completed termination questionnaires. Data were examined for common themes of break-up using Kelley's theory of interdependence. Reflecting concern for one's own outcomes in...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Vicki L. Loyer-Carlson for the

  • Marital status, gender, and determinants of subjective well-being in unmarried older adults

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    Bratten, John Michael
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    the School Psychology Program at the University of Oregon for their constant encouragement and good

  • End-of-life caregiving

    Creator:
    Nelson, Christine A.
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    Over the past decade, changes in health, economic, and social policies have shifted the dying process out of hospitals and into the community. This exploratory,hypothesis-generating study investigated positive and negative caregiving as well as care management resources of community-based end-of-life caregivers and how they related to caregivers' personal growth following...
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    , spiraling end-of-life health care costs had contributed to a significant increase in personal health care

  • The association among care given, perceived reciprocity, and frustration with caregiving for daughters

    Creator:
    Alger, Georgina
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    Decreasing mortality rates and increasing life expectancy are contributing factors in a trend currently referred to as the "graying" of America. Some members of this aging population will require caregiving support from their families. Because women tend to outlive men, adult daughters generally assume this important role for their widowed...
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    health of the care recipient declines, the caregiver often suffers from stress or frustration. Some

  • Gender and housework : postretirement change

    Creator:
    Richards, Catherine M.
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    Retirement is a later life transition that may affect a variety of areas in a person's life. One area is the division of household labor. Historically, women have been responsible for and performed the majority of household labor. Women's responsibility for household labor follows the traditional dual sphere ideology, which...
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    privacy AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Catherine M. Richards for the degree of Master of Science in

  • Family planning and sexual risk-taking among Mexican immigrant men : how does fatherhood matter?

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    Cancel-Tirado, Doris I.
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    Men are frequently left out of the picture in the study of family planning and sexual risk behavior. This approach means few programs and policies address men's family planning and sexual health issues. There is also a lack of understanding of the role fatherhood plays in men's development and in...
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    address men’s family planning and sexual health issues. There is also a lack of understanding of the