Parental role behavior, psychological centrality and self-esteem among the elderly

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dc.contributor.authorClark, Warren G.en
dc.contributor.committeechairMancini, Jay A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBenson, Mark J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBlieszner, Rosemaryen
dc.contributor.committeememberMcAuley, William J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcDaniel, Janet L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTravis, Shirley S.en
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:12:51Zen
dc.date.adate2006-06-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:12:51Zen
dc.date.issued1993-11-09en
dc.date.rdate2012-05-08en
dc.date.sdate2006-06-07en
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has failed to identify a strong relationship between parental role involvement and self-esteem of parents despite theoretical and intuitive support for the prediction. An explanatory model of the interaction between role occupancy, psychological centrality of the role, and self-esteem among older parents was presented. Data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH) were used to test a path model examining the effects of the roles of parent, spouse, and worker, as well income, age, sex, and health on self-esteem. The data failed to support the model as presented. Role involvement did not affect self-esteem and psychological centrality had a direct effect instead of the proposed interactive effect. Health was the strongest predictor of self-esteem. In contrast to previous research, age negatively affected self-esteem in this sample.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentviii, 73 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06072006-124201en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06072006-124201/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/27986en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1993.C6255.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 30048246en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1993.C6255en
dc.subject.lcshAging parents -- Family relationshipsen
dc.subject.lcshAging parents -- Psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshOlder people -- Psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshSelf-esteemen
dc.titleParental role behavior, psychological centrality and self-esteem among the elderlyen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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