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Banziger, George; Roush, Sharon – 1982
Many gerontologists have noted the tendency of nursing homes to nurture dependency and learned helplessness in residents. To test the effectiveness of a control-relevant intervention strategy, nursing home residents (N=40) were given the opportunity to care for wild birds by tending individually placed bird feeders. Residents were assigned to one…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Helplessness, Individual Power, Intervention
