Browsing by Author "Bishop, Alex J."
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Benefits of Marriage on the Health of Men Aging in Prison
Edwards, Lashonda (Oklahoma State University, 2013-05-01)For over a decade, there has been widespread debate concerning alternative practices and best methods for identifying and integrating low-cost health treatments and clinical interventions for an ever-growing older prison ... -
Considering the Blueprint for Successful Aging
McCall, Giavanna Sharee' (2017-12-01)The purpose of this study was to examine the three core principles of the Successful Aging Model in order to advance a blueprint for successful aging. Data from this study consisted of a sample of N = 152 older adults, ... -
Descriptive analysis of homebound adults: Behavioral adherence, technology use, and faith connection amid COVID-19
Adebayo, Christianah (2020-12)The purpose of the study was to explore homebound older adults' behavior towards technology adoption for connections and faith promotion amid COVID-19. Data of this study was gotten from N= 200, residents within Oklahoma ... -
Distal and Proximal Influence of Trauma Events of the Well-Being of Centenarians
Eckert, Paige Nicole (Oklahoma State University, 2012-05-01)Data for this study included N = 154 centenarians (Mage = 101.01, S.D. = 1.72) residing in Oklahoma. Majority of participants were female, Caucasian, widowed, and having obtained a college education. The primary purpose ... -
Early Life Stress and the Moderating Effect of the School
Claybrook, Tia Crystal Paige (2018-05-01)Antisocial behavior during adolescence can often lead to negative outcomes. These negative outcomes are more likely among youth who have been exposed to early life stressors (ELS), or potentially traumatic events. To combat ... -
Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Mental Health, Physical Health, and Spirituality in Incarcerated Older Males
Douglas, Taishel Lanae (2016-05-01)The purpose of this study was to determine the unique impact of adverse childhood experiences relative to self-reported well-being among older prisoners. This population has limited data about distal experiences impact ... -
Effects of context expectation on older and younger adults' prospective memory performance
Kominsky, Terrence K. (2010-05)Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of context expectation on cost to the ongoing task and the prospective memory (PM) performance of older and younger adults. Participants were ... -
Exploring Patterns of Positive Aging Among Centenarians
Poudel, Sabita (2018-12-01)The purpose of this study was to investigate the patterns of change in psychological outcomes in positive aging after 100 years of age. Data for this study was extracted from the Oklahoma 100-year Life Project May 2013- ... -
Extremely meaningful lived events linking to survivorship
Bhatta, Jyoti (2020-07)The purpose of this study was to examine extremely meaningful lived events recalled by centenarians. Data for this study originated from N = 111 centenarians (n = 43 men; n = 68 women) who participated in Oklahoma 100-year ... -
Family and consumer science educators' receptiveness to respond to changes in family caregiver environments
Struckmeyer, Kristopher M. (2018-07)The current study utilized the receptive contexts of change (Pettigrew, Ferlie, & McKee, 1992) to examine innovativeness in Family and Consumer Science Educators with the Cooperative Extension Service in order to better ... -
Future time perspective in five life domains
Koposko, Janet L. (2016-07)Future time perspective is a key construct in many fields of study, but operational definitions and measurement instruments differ considerably. This has led to inconsistent findings in the literature. In the present ... -
Gerontechnology for Fall Prevention, Detection, and Monitoring: Examining the Diffusion of Technology Among Older Adults for Aging-in-Place
Pereira, Gabriela Fonseca (2018-12-01)Gerontechnology has been studied and developed to support older adults' desire of aging-in-place, providing independence, autonomy, quality of life, and also by reducing costs with health services. Over recent years a ... -
Identifying Psychosocial Attributes Associated with Depressive Affect among Centenarians
Taylor, Jamye M. (2015-07-01)Objective: The current study examined psychosocial influences associated with depressive affect in centenarians. The identification of associations between subjective age, lifetime trauma exposure, social support, personality, ... -
Influence of Stress and Social Support on Health Perceptions of Older Adults on the Rural Frontier
Clark, Cassandra Lynn (Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)This study tested the stress-buffering hypothesis (Cohen & Wills, 1985) on older adults living in rural Oklahoma. Participants included majority female, Caucasian, older adults aged 65 and older from rural Northwest Oklahoma. ... -
Oklahoma Dust Bowl: Differences In Health and Nutrition Among Oklahoma Rural Older Adults
Destefano, Sara Anne (Oklahoma State University, 2008-07-01)The purpose of this investigation was to determine how gender, age, and life event experience influence differences in health outcomes among older rural adults. Nutrition, health, and food handling practices were examined ... -
Quantifying the trainability of peripheral nerve function in young and older adults
Shields, JoCarol Elizabeth (2023-05)It is well known that the natural progression of age can result in motor neuron degeneration. Consequently, this leads to slowing of nerve conduction, denervation, and reduced motor function. Slowing nerve speed can alter ... -
Self-reported adult mental health in the aftermath of COVID-19
Minet, Hailey (Oklahoma State University, 2023-04-18)The purpose of this study was to examine adult mental health in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Online survey data was collected from N = 316 adults (M = 33.01 years, SD = 15.68 years) using Qualtrics. Survey ... -
Social acceptance of age discrimination
Wisdom, Nick M. (2010-07)Scope and Method of Study: Ageism is the systematic stereotyping and discrimination against individuals based on their age. This form of discrimination is widespread and is infused in all aspects of older adults' lives; ... -
What It Means to Be High: A Qualitative Exploration of Heroin Intoxication Through the Lens of Flow Theory
Shibbani, Tara L. (2019-05-01)There is an urgent need for evidence-based recreational therapy practices for the treatment of individuals experiencing heroin addiction. The meaning of the heroin experience has never been explored exclusively through a ...