Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Psychology
Status After Early Retirement The Effects Of Social Network And Activity Level On Body Age And Health, Tom Malcomson
Status After Early Retirement The Effects Of Social Network And Activity Level On Body Age And Health, Tom Malcomson
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
The present study explored the relationship of general health and body age (measured by the Adult Growth Examination, Morgan, 1981) with leisure activity, social network and life events, for 38 noncommissioned officers; retiring in 1981 or 1976. Retirees from 1981 were expected to have experienced more change in health, leisure activity, and social network, life events and to have poorer health and body age scores. Importance and satisfaction of relationships, few life changes, high frequency and enjoyment of leisure activity were expected to be related to perceived good health and low body ages. Perceived good health and low body ages …
A Study Of The Relationship Between Residential Mobility And Loneliness, Bruce Petelka
A Study Of The Relationship Between Residential Mobility And Loneliness, Bruce Petelka
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
This research examined a number of ways in which residential mobility might be related to loneliness. It was hypothesized that high mobility separates one from one’s support network of friends and family, thereby causing greater loneliness. This hypothesis and other related questions were tested with the UCLA Loneliness Scale and two questionnaires were designed for this research: the Residential Mobility Questionnaire and the Petelka Support Network Scale. These questionnaires were mailed along with a cover letter to 500 Kitchener residents who had moved in the past year and 500 residents who had not moved in the past year. Of the …