WALKER, LAWRENCE J.; DE VRIES, BRIAN; and TREVETHAN, SHELLEY D. Moral Stages Orientations in Real-Life Hypothetical Dilemmas. CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1987, 58, 842-858. We examined 2 influential theories of moral reasoning: Kohlberg's stage model Gilligan's orientation model. 3 issues were particular interest: (a) the relation between reasoning about hypothetical real-life dilemmas, (b) validity notion sex-related orientations (response vs. rights), (c) to stage. Participants 80 family triads...

Objectives. We investigated associations between stress and mental health (positive affect, depressive symptoms) among HIV-negative HIV-positive midlife older gay-identified men, along with the mediating moderating effects of mastery emotional support. also studied same-sex marriage. Methods. obtained data from self-administered questionnaires completed in 2009 or 2010 by a subsample (n = 202; average age 56.91 years; range 44–75 years) participants University California, Los Angeles...

Social stress resulting from stigma, prejudice, and discrimination-"minority stress"-negatively impacts sexual minority individuals' health relational well-being. The present study examined how being in a same-sex couple can result exposure to unique stressors not accounted for at the individual level. Relationship timeline interviews were conducted with 120 couples equally distributed across two sites (Atlanta San Francisco), gender (male female), relationship duration (at least six months...

LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) older adults are more likely than their heterosexual peers to age with limited support in stigmatizing environments often poorly served by traditional social services challenging preparedness for end of life. Fourteen focus groups three individual interviews were conducted five Canadian cities gay/bisexual men (5 groups; 40 participants), lesbian/bisexual women 29 transgender persons (3 interviews, 4 24 participants). Four superordinate themes...

Using data from Americans' Changing Lives: Wave 1, 1986, this study examined the long-term effects on personal functioning of older women and men following death an adult child or a spouse. Guided by Weiss's (1993) theoretical framework, 41 bereaved parents 143 spouses were compared to 407 nonbereaved adults measures perceived health, self-efficacy, depression, life satisfaction, future orientation. Analyses revealed bereavement gender consistent influence sociodemographic characteristics...

Creating and visiting Web memorials represent new opportunities for post-death ritual. A content analysis was conducted on a sample of 244 the found largest Cemetery: Virtual Memorial Gardens (catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/memorial.html). Analyses revealed that were written, in descending order prevalence, by children (33%), friends (15%), grandchildren (11%), parents (10%), siblings (8%), spouses (4%), various other family members. This pattern favoring younger authors may reflect newness this...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the county of Riverside, CA Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area, particular, responded to a questionnaire addressing concerns about identity disclosure comfort accessing social services. Distributed at Pride festival, as well through religious, social, service agencies, final sample for analysis 502 comprised 401 (80%) gay men 101 (20%) lesbians 4 groups: < 50 years age (18%), 59 (26%), 60 69 (36%), over 70 (20%). Results reveal that...

Quantitative resistance to maize common rust (causal agent Puccinia sorghi) was assessed in an association mapping population of 274 diverse inbred lines. Resistance found be moderately correlated with three other diseases and the severity hypersensitive defense response previously same population. Using a mixed linear model accounting for confounding effects structure flowering time, genome-wide tests were performed based at 246,497 single-nucleotide polymorphism loci. Three loci associated...

sugary enhancer1 ( se1 ) is a naturally occurring mutant allele involved in starch metabolism maize endosperm. It recessive modifier of sugary1 su1 and commercially important modern sweet corn breeding, but its molecular identity mode action remain unknown. Here, we developed pair near-isogenic lines, W822Gse su1-ref/su1-ref se1/se1 W822GSe Se1/Se1 ), that Mendelize the phenotype an su1-ref background. kernels have lower higher water soluble polysaccharide sugars than kernels. Using...

Ninety-five women and 95 men undergraduates rated each of their closest friends, themselves with those friends on a Relationship Grid evaluating both `structural' dimensions (i.e., age, sex, duration friendship frequency contact) `affective' (i.e. self-disclosure, appreciation, assistance, empathic understanding, deepening others' self-awareness, shared activity, authenticity, trust, control, responsibility, connectedness, empowerment others satisfaction). Results indicated similarity in the...

This study was designed to test the effectiveness of Dual Process Model (DPM) coping with bereavement. The sample consisted 298 recently widowed women (61%) and men age 50+ who participated in 14 weekly intervention sessions also completed before (O1) after (O2) self-administered questionnaires. While includes two additional follow-up assessments (O3 O4) that cover up 14-16 months bereaved, this article examines only O1 O2 assessments. Based on random assignment, 128 persons attended...

There is growing literature on LGBT persons in the second half of life, with a disproportionate focus experiences older gay men and lesbians. Notwithstanding need for much additional research larger more diverse samples, has been learned about this unique population. A partial demographic portrait lesbians life offered, along describing their health behaviors conditions, concerns aging, social support needs experiences. Gender age-cohort differences are noted as costs consequences lifetime...

This article reviews the literature on parental bereavement over family life course drawing attention to meaning of loss. The conceptual framework for this arises from intersection Klass and Marwit's [1] theory development as proposed by Aldous [2] others. review is organized according a series factors, Rando [3] others, thought influence grief experience: untimeliness death; nature quality lost relationship; role deceased played; characteristics and, social support system. developmental...

Abstract Little is known about the role and meaning of friends in lives older gay men lesbians, notwithstanding popular discussions chosen families play as a buffer between individual stigmatizing world which lesbians live. Present analyses explore definition disclosed by 53 self-identified homosexual 106 heterosexual women later life, all ranging from age 50 to 88 years. Using framework developed CitationAdams, Blieszner, de Vries (2001), transcribed, verbatim responses questions addressing...

Abstract Although stress-related growth (SRG), or a personal transformation beyond adaptation, can be an outcome for some individuals after traumatic life experience like spouse partner loss, it is often assumed that time needs to pass before this happens. This study reports on early experiences of SRG relatively soon the loss in mid and later life. Self-administered questionnaires were completed by 292 recently bereaved (2–6 months) partners, aged 50+, as part Living After Loss conducted...

This study explored the relative contributions of friends and family to social emotional well-being women men in first 2–6 months following death their spouse or partner. Three hundred twenty-eight widowed (39%) aged 50 older completed self-administered questionnaires that included measures contact satisfaction with family, as well affective (i.e., grief depression) self-evaluative coping self-efficacy, mastery, self-esteem) responses loss. Regression analyses supported positive features...

While the particular health-care concerns of transgender people have been documented and aging is an emerging area scholarship, little known about planning for later end-of-life care among older adults. As part a larger project, focus groups interviews were conducted with 24 adults (average age 70 years) living in five cities Canada exploring their explicit plans life care. Three primary themes emerged: (a) “dealing day-to-day” reflecting economic precarity transitioning life, (b) fractures...

This special issue is a testament that around the globe attention to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) aging growing. Building upon on preconference, Global Aging with Pride (Fredriksen-Goldsen, 2017), held at 21st International Association of Gerontology Geriatrics World Congress, this provides an unprecedented compilation research from across world. Participants 16 countries 5 continents attended preconference it was dynamic interactive exchange thoughts experiences idea...