Altruism in later life:
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Thousand Oaks [u.a.]
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1994
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| Physical Description: | XIII, 269 S. graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0803927681 080392769X |
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Contents
List of Tables vii
List of Figures x
Preface xi
1. Introduction 1
Images of Aging—An Historical Overview 2
Late Life in Modern Times 6
2. Theories and Concepts of Altruism and Helping 11
Definitions of Altruism and Helping 11
Theoretical Perspectives Antithetical to Altruism 14
Theoretical Perspectives Congruent With Altruism 27
Criteria for Attributions of Altruism 37
3. Beyond Current Views of Aging:
The Role of Altruism in Late Life 41
Alternative Frameworks for Considering
Interpersonal Interaction in Late Life 42
The Contributory Model of Successful Aging 60
Altruistic Motives 63
Theoretical Perspectives on Altruism in Late Life 66
Empirical Perspectives on Helping by the Aged 84
Conclusions 91
4. Helping Across the Life Span:
Naturalistic Experiments 94
Donation Behavior 95
Rescue Behavior 109
5. Predictors of Helping and Weil Being in Older
Adults: A Cross Sectional Survey Research Project 126
Review of the Literature 129
Method 139
Results: Descriptive Data 155
Case Examples of Older Helpers 178
Multivariate Analyses of Survey Data 181
6. Helping and Volunteering in Late Life:
The Results of an Experimental Intervention 189
Research Design 192
Method 195
Results 202
Summary and Conclusions 218
7. Conclusions and Implications 221
Altruism and Personal Meaning 222
Helping in Later Life: Empirical Results 225
Implications of Late Life Helping
for Policy, Research, and Practice 230
Concluding Remarks 238
References 239
Index 260
About the Authors 268
List of Tables
Table 2.1 Perspectives on Human Nature 15
Table 3.1 Models of Interpersonal Behavior
in Late Life 43
Table 4.1 Number and Percentage of Donors and
Mean Donation by Age of Donor and
Solicitor Condition in Study Al 101
Table 4.2 Number and Percentage of Donors and
Mean Donation by Age of Donor and
Solicitor Condition in Study A2 104
Table 4.3 Numbers of "Neutral" (unlabeled)
Pulls, by Age of Donor, Gender of
Donor, and Solicitor Conditions:
Study A2 106
Table 4.4 Numbers and Percentages of Attempts
at Emergency Intervention by Age
of Helper and Training Level 120
Table 4.5 Numbers and Percentages of People
Intervening Who Gave Effective Help
by Age of Helper and Training Level 121
Table 5.1 Schematic Representation of
Sample Design 141
Table 5.2 Actual Time to Complete
Each Measure 150
Table 5.3 Percentages of Females and
Males Helping Diverse Recipients 167
Table 5.4 Percentages of Males and Females
Judging Spouses as Helpful 167
Table 5.5 Percentages of Older Adults
Engaging in Diverse Helping Acts 171
Table 5.6 Zero Order Correlation of Study Variables 182
Table 5.7 Predictors of Helping 183
Table 5.8 Predictors of Subjective Social
Integration 184
Table 5.9 Predictors of Morale 185
Table 5.10 Predictors of Self Esteem 185
Table 5.11 Relationships Between Personal and
Situational Variables, Helping, and
Psychological Well Being in Subsamples A
and B and the Total Sample: Path Analysis 187
Table 6.1 Actual Time to Complete
Each Measure 199
Table 6.2 Indices of Intervention Efficacy Derived
From the Postintervention Interview 201
Table 6.3 Demographic Characteristics for the
Current Sample in Comparison With the
Original Survey Sample 203
Table 6.4 Intervention Efficacy: Cell Means and SDs
for Significant Effects 206
Table 6.5 Summary of Analysis of Variance
of Perceived Opportunity 207
Table 6.6 Cell Means for the Significant Interactive
Effect of Pretest x Intervention on
Perceived Opportunity 207
Table 6.7 Intercorrelations Among Responses to the
Intervention, Perceived Opportunity,
Helping, and Weil Being 209
Table 6.8 Cell Means for the Significant Interactive
Effect of Pretest x Intervention on
Overall Helping 212
Table 6.9 Effects of Experimental Variables
on Helping Domains:
Cell Means and SDs 213
Table 6.10 Effects of Experimental Intervention on
Self Esteem: Cell Means and SDs 216
Table 6.11 Zero Order Correlations Among Measures
of Helping and Weil Being 217
Table 6.12 Predictors of Positive Affect 217
Table 6.13 Predictors of Morale 217
Table 6.15 Predictors of Subjective Social Integration 218
Table 6.14 Predictors of Self Esteem 218
List of Figures
Figure 3.1 Model of Attribution Based Dependency in
Late Life 49
Figure 4.1 Graphic Representation of the Relationship
Between Number of Participants and Age
of Participant 113
Figure 4.2 Graphic Representation of the Relationship
Between Number of Participants and Age
of Participant, Under Conditions of Three
Levels of Course Fee 115
Figure 4.3 Graphic Representation of the Relationship
Between Number of Participants and Age
of Participant, Under Condition of
Transportation Provided Versus No
Transportation Provided 116
Figure 5.1 Contributory Model of Succesful Aging 128
Figure 6.1 Graphic Representation of the Interactive
Effect of Pretest x Intervention on
Perceived Opportunity 208 |
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