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G L Stone

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PubMed1998

The relationship of demographic factors, locus of control and self-efficacy to successful nursing home adjustment.

This study investigated demographic and psychological predictors of 58 older adults' successful adjustment to a nursing home. Predictors included demographic variables, locus of control, and self-efficacy beliefs. Successful adjustment was defined by activity level and by positive and negative affect. Findings suggest that demographic variables were not effective predictors of successful adjustment. Perceived self-efficacy accounted for more of the unique variance in adjustment than locus of control. Results are discussed in the context of improving resident adjustment to nursing home environments.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1977

The fate of drinkers: a six-year follow-up study of a community survey.

A study of the drinking habits of Coloured adults in 1963, and of a sample of the same population 6 years later, showed that drinking patterns had remained remarkably stable. Excessive drinkers tended to retain their drinking pattern. Very few ceased drinking on their own account and a negligible proportion came forward for treatment. Social drinkers and abstainers also tended to maintain their patterns of drinking--only a few became excessive drinkers. The mean age of excessive drinkers was lower than that of the social drinkers and abstainers. There was much less excessive drinking among women.

Adult↗