Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ386785
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Effects of a Resident Self-Help Model on Control, Social Involvement and Self-Esteem among the Elderly.
Berkowitz, Marvin W.; And Others
Gerontologist, v28 n5 p620-24 Oct 1988
Compared 38 residents in self-help senior residence to 36 in conventional senior residences on Sheltered Care Environment Scale, Self-Esteem Inventory, and Senior Housing Questionnaire. Found that self-help residents scored significantly higher than conventional residents on control, self-esteem, and social involvement. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Environment, Housing, Individual Power, Locus of Control, Older Adults, Self Esteem, Self Help Programs, Social Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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