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Family structure and communication activity of assisted living facility residents.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Family structure and communication activity of assisted living facility residents./
Author:	Vair, Christina L.
Description:	117 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-04(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-04B(E).
Subject:	Psychology, Clinical. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3547064
ISBN:	9781267814845

Family structure and communication activity of assisted living facility residents.
Vair, Christina L.

Family structure and communication activity of assisted living facility residents. - 117 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-04(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2012.

Frail older adults who require the supportive services of assisted living facilities (ALFs) maintain ties with family, but the structure and communication behavior within these families is not well documented. With many modern families increasingly reliant on electronic communication to connect, emerging technologies designed for use by ALF residents afford an opportunity to glimpse into the communication activity within these families. This project examines the family structures of ALF residents, and the relationship of family structures to self-reported communication and usage of an electronic social networking technology. Based on past research, demographic factors such as gender, geographic proximity, and degree of relation were predicted to impact frequency of communication (e.g., larger networks, more female kin, more geographically proximal network members, and more 1st degree family members). Self-reported family networks were varied in size and composition, with more women than men, 2nd degree relationships than 1st degree, and geographically proximal than distant family members. Adult children of residents comprised a large proportion of both the primary family informant sample and electronic networks. More relationships were defined as very emotionally close than as somewhat or less close. Electronic family networks were similar in composition by both gender and degree of relation to self-reported networks, although those participating in the electronic network tended to be more geographically dispersed. Residents and primary family informants reported telephone and in-person visitation as the most frequently used contact mechanisms, with other forms of communication used very infrequently. Use of networking technology varied widely, with most electronic network members using the system only infrequently during the first three months post-implementation. Women engaged in greater electronic message sending, and represented a significant proportion of the high-frequency user group. Correlational analyses revealed non-significant relationships between family structure variables and both perceived communication and actual electronic communication behaviors. Emotional closeness was also not significantly related to communication. Hypotheses regarding the relationships between family structure and communication were thus not supported. Potential implications of the results and limitations of the study are addressed. Future directions for research related to family structure and communication behaviors of aging families are also identified.

ISBN: 9781267814845Subjects--Topical Terms:

524864
Psychology, Clinical.

Family structure and communication activity of assisted living facility residents.
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