Clark, Warren G.2014-03-142014-03-141993-11-09etd-06072006-124201http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27986Previous 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.viii, 73 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1993.C6255Aging parents -- Family relationshipsAging parents -- PsychologyOlder people -- PsychologySelf-esteemDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06072006-124201/