Elizabeth A Hahn,Kelly E Cichy,David M Almeida et al.
Elizabeth A Hahn et al.
Research on widowhood mostly emphasizes negative outcomes, but some studies suggest widows are resilient. This study evaluated the in-depth daily experiences of older widows compared to married women. Participants included 75 widows and 125...
Comparative Study
Journal of women & aging. 2011;23(2):149-59. DOI:10.1080/08952841.2011.561139 2011
Sustainable caregiving? Demands upon and resources of female carers of adults with intellectual disability [0.03%]
可持续的护理吗?智力障碍成年人女性护工的压力与资源
Michelle Rowbotham,Monica Cuskelly,Annemaree Carroll
Michelle Rowbotham
Female carers of adults with an intellectual disability are increasing in our communities as those with intellectual disability live into middle and old age. Twenty-seven carers between the ages of 45 and 85 years responded to questionnaire...
Emotional strain in caregiving among African American grandmothers raising their grandchildren [0.03%]
非裔美国祖母抚养孙辈的压力问题
Francine Conway,Samuel Jones,Amandia Speakes-Lewis
Francine Conway
African Americans are disproportionately represented in the number of grandparents raising their grandchildren. Using Role Strain Theory and Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, this study examines how older grandmothers fare relative to thei...
Retired women and volunteering: the good, the bad, and the unrecognized [0.03%]
退休女性与志愿服务:好处、坏处及未被认可的影响
Olena Nesteruk,Christine A Price
Olena Nesteruk
In this article, we examine varied attitudes and practices toward volunteering in later life, as shared by a group of 40 retired women. We categorize women based on their engagement in retirement and label the categories according to societ...
J Dianne Garner
J Dianne Garner
Experiences of veterans' widows following conjugal bereavement: a qualitative analysis [0.03%]
遗孀经历的研究:定性分析妻子丧偶后老兵寡妇的经历
Sara C Wilson,Katherine P Supiano
Sara C Wilson
This qualitative study analyzed the conjugal grief experience of veterans' widows. The narratives yielded several themes, including the decreased self-reported symptoms of distress when widows reported having positive social support without...
A pilot study of the application of the transtheoretical model during strength training in older women [0.03%]
跨理论模型在老年女性力量训练中的应用试点研究
Debra L Fetherman,Renee M Hakim,John P Sanko
Debra L Fetherman
A Transtheoretical Model (TTM) goal-setting tool was used during strength training in women. Volunteers (mean age = 69, N = 27) were assigned to a strength training only or strength training/behavior change 12-week intervention. A pre/postt...
Comparative Study
Journal of women & aging. 2011;23(1):58-76. DOI:10.1080/08952841.2011.540487 2011
Working beyond 65: predictors of late retirement for women and men MBAs [0.03%]
工作到65岁以上:女性和男性MBA人士延迟退休的决定因素
Irene Hanson Frieze,Josephine E Olson,Audrey J Murrell
Irene Hanson Frieze
Comparisons of those who planned to continue working after the age of 65 with those who did not were made for 145 women and 414 men working in managerial fields. All received MBA degrees between the years of 1973 and 1982. About 20% definit...
Comparative Study
Journal of women & aging. 2011;23(1):40-57. DOI:10.1080/08952841.2011.540485 2011
Psychosocial predictors of self-esteem in a multiethnic sample of women over 50 at risk for HIV [0.03%]
多民族高危人乳头瘤病毒妇女自我评价的心理社会预测因素研究(50岁以上)
Robin J Jacobs,Michael N Kane
Robin J Jacobs
Self-esteem is linked to high-risk behaviors in other populations but has not been examined in women aged 50 and older. This study explored how self-esteem is related to variables that can influence high-risk sexual behaviors in women over ...
Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda
Jennifer Roebuck Bulanda
This study uses data from the 1992 Health and Retirement Study to examine gender differences in marital power and marital quality among older adults and to assess whether there are gender differences in the correlates of marital quality and...
Comparative Study
Journal of women & aging. 2011;23(1):3-22. DOI:10.1080/08952841.2011.540481 2011