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Taking a broader approach : longitudinal effects of personality on the physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups

Creator:: Hall, Brandi June
Abstract:: Caregiving circumstances frequently evoke high levels of stress for caregivers and have consistently been linked to adverse psychological and physical health consequences. Within the caregiving literature, researchers have sought to answer questions about why some individuals seem to be particularly vulnerable to the well-established deleterious consequences of caregiving stress. Several...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker

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

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

Effects of interior spatial features on use and perception of space : an exploratory study in two assisted living facilities in Oregon

Creator:: Neumeyer, Rochelle R.
Abstract:: The population in the United States is experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of older adults and this trend will continue with the aging of the baby boomer generation. Many of these older adults want to remain independent in the community, however, when physical or mental health needs do...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . I would also like to thank my minor professor, Dr. Karen Hooker, and committee members, Dr

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

Creator:: Cox, Michelle J.
Abstract:: The goal of this study was to pursue the construct of transcendence from a psychosocial, developmental perspective to predict who will volunteer and its influence on the average number of volunteer hours worked per week. The predictor variable is the self-transcendence subscale score on the Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory (ASTI) (Levenson...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Explain Baby Boomers’ Volunteer Hours? Abstract approved: Karen Hooker, Ph.D. Alexis J

"No pain, no fear, no regrets": views of a good death

Creator:: Amberwood, Lee J.
Abstract:: Substantial research has shown deficits in the quality of end-of-life care in the U.S. In response to evidence of these deficits, efforts have been made to improve quality of end-of-life care. One approach has been to ask the question, "What is a good death?" Data on views of a good...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sciences Co-Major Professor, Karen A. Hooker, PhD, representing the Department of Human Development and

Effect of a functional-based training program on the performance of instrumental activities of daily living among older adults residing in retirement communitites

Creator:: Carmona, Jessica
Abstract:: Sustaining an older adult's ability to live independently is a very important goal of geriatrics and gerontology. The extent to which an individual can live independently depends on his or her ability to perform Instrumental Activities of Daily Living. Impairments in the physical domains of muscle strength, flexibility, endurance, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would first like to thank my committee members, Dr. Karen White, Dr. Karen Hooker, and Dr

An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

Creator:: De Costa, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Loretta)
Abstract:: The growth of foster care, particularly kin foster care has greatly outpaced our knowledge. The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to develop a more informed understanding of foster family functioning from the perspective of foster parents. This study examined the experiences of 9 kin and 12 nonkin foster...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Clara C. Pratt Karen A. Hooker The growth of foster care, particularly kin foster care has

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Taking a broader approach : longitudinal effects of personality on the physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups

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

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

Effects of interior spatial features on use and perception of space : an exploratory study in two assisted living facilities in Oregon

Does self-transcendence explain baby boomers' volunteer hours?

"No pain, no fear, no regrets": views of a good death

Effect of a functional-based training program on the performance of instrumental activities of daily living among older adults residing in retirement communitites

An examination of kin and nonkin foster parents’ experiences

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