Pat M Keith
Biographic Data
| ID | 86160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pat M Keith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pat M |
| FAMILY NAME | Keith |
| SIGNATURE | KEITH P M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 44 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 44 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Nursing home administrators' views of volunteers' work in an ombudsman program
Correlates of primary orientations of volunteer ombudsmen in nursing facilities
The Transition to Motherhood of Korean Women
This research examines the effect of the birth of a child on couple relationships and compares the transition to motherhood of employed and non-employed Korean women. Data are analyzed from indepth interviews with 20 employed and 20 non-employed women in Korea. Preparation for motherhood, difficulties and satisfactions, changes in the marital relationship, support from others, and attitudes toward child rearing are considered by employment status…
Investigation of a Typology of Life and Death as an Indicator of Quality of Life
A typology of life and death was investigated in relation to employment characteristics, comparisons, work orientation, and depressive symptoms among funeral directors. Even though conceptions of life and death are a part of the same life cycle, they often have been studied separately. Four types (positivists, temporal optimists, resigned futurists, and negativists) were differentiated by social-psychological attributes rather than by employment …
Change in thinking about old age among male guardians
Marital Types and Quality of Life: A Reexamination of a Typology
This research examined three marital types proposed by Scanzoni. Data from 112 couples were analyzed to develop profiles of equal-partner, junior-partner, and head-complement marriages using demographic characteristics, equity in earning and housekeeping. Those in equal and junior-partner marriages were most advantaged. Equal financial responsibility was less important in sustaining well-being for women than work itself. When husbands held more c…
Stress in Marital Interaction and Change in Depression: A Longitudinal Analysis
The research undertakes a longitudinal analysis of a model of the effects of stress in marital interaction on change in depressive symptoms as mediated by unfavorable reflected appraisals, low competency, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. The participants were 98 randomly selected married couples interviewed at two separate points in time. The data supported the proposed model. Stressors in marital interaction are associated with unfavorable reflec…
Feelings of Deprivation, Death Anxiety, and Depressive Symptoms among Funeral Directors
Objective indicators (personal and work characteristics) and subjective assessments (feelings of deprivation and death anxiety) were examined in relation to depressive symptoms among 163 funeral directors. The findings from a multivariate analysis supported theorizing about the salience of subjective assessments relative to objective indicators for psychological well-being. Death education, death anxiety, and deprivation were most important in ex…
Investigation of a typology of life and death among hospice workers
A typology of life and death was investigated in relation to demographic characteristics, social comparisons, work orientation, and depressive symptoms among 240 hospice workers who replied to a mail questionnaire. Even though conceptions of life and death are part of the same life cycle, they have often been studied separately among those who work with the dying. There was evidence for the usefulness of the typology in the study of indicators of…
The Guardianship Experience of Women: The Relationship Between Older Wards and Their Guardians
This research examined how 156 female legal caregivers responded to difficulties of being a guardian, how they derived meaning from their guardianship activities, and how the role of guardian influenced their perception of aging. The most frequent activities in which guardians engaged were visiting, providing emotional support, and to a lesser extent, giving instrumental assistance. Guardians described their emotional relationships with their war…
Wives' Relationships With Food and Patterns of Family Distress
Using a framework of efficacy and commitment, this research investigated whether food-related activities and attitudes were significant enough in the lives of women to differentiate among four patterns of family distress (distressed, undistressed, wife-distressed, and husband-distressed families). Data from personal interviews with 155 women indicated efficacy in food preparation, time spent at work, and control over personal eating differentiate…
In‐law relationships, coresidence, and well‐being of adult children in Korea
In‐depth interviews were used to compare the adjustment of Korean couples whose parents (in‐laws) lived with them and of couples who lived independently. The research provided an opportunity to consider the influence of parents on the lives of their children in adulthood. Sixtyfour husbands and wives discussed their experiences and graphically described the quality of interaction with in‐laws, interference, conflict resolution, and benefits and c…
A comparison of the resources and concerns of the Polish and indigenous aged in Britain
They Hate to Cook: Patterns of Distress in an Ordinary Role
Although the study of food preparation may be viewed as trivial by social scientists, it claims the largest proportion of time allocated by women to work in the family. Data were analyzed from personal interviews with 155 women to test hypotheses about distress in food preparation. Efficacy, commitment, quality of husbands' assistance, and age were most important in determining distress. Implications for practice are suggested
Depressive Symptoms of Younger and Older Korean Married Women
This research investigated correlates of depressive symptoms among 464 married Korean women. The relative importance of disagreement between spouses, financial strain, perceptions of deprivation in selected areas of life, housework, and the presence of in-laws in the household were considered in relation to depressive symptoms among younger and older women. With the exception of the importance of the comparative evaluation of health, factors asso…
Relationships and Well-Being over the Life Stages
Relationships and Well-Being Over the Life Stages Methodology Work and Well-Being in One-and Two-Job Families Equity in the Marriage Relationship Gender Roles in the Family: Is the Older Family Different? Typologies of Marriages: Differences Across the Life Stages The Self-Concept in an Intimate Relationship Gender-Role Attitudes, Characteristics of Employment, and Well-Being of Single and Married Employed Mothers Food Behavior and Diet Over the …
Relationships and Well-Being over the Life Stages
The Unmarried in Later Life
Rethinking isolation among the married and the unmarried
Personal characteristics of married and unmarried men and women that differentiate patterns of isolation-satisfaction were investigated. Results indicated that social isolation, often regarded as a deficit, may not, in itself, be a reason for intervention, but that a mismatch between actual and preferred levels of social affiliation was more problematic
The Unmarried in Later Life
Social Services for the Elderly
Relative Deprivation, Equity/Inequity, and Psychological Well-Being: Men and Women in One- and Two-Job Families
The research reported here compared the extent to which relative deprivation, based on general social comparisons and perceptions of equity/inequity derived from specific comparisons in an intimate relationship, influenced the psychological well-being of men and women in one- and two-job families. Data were analyzed from interviews with 130 couples in one-job families and 135 families in two-job families. Beyond the discomfort and unfair treatmen…
Housework, Disagreement, and Depression Among Younger and Older Couples
Role behavior and psychological well-being: A comparison of men in one-job and two-job families
Some research has suggested that women's employment may have negative psychological consequences for their husbands. A comparison of 130 men in one-job families and 135 men in families with two wage-earners revealed no differences in self-esteem, depression, and work-family strain. However, men in two-job families reported more role conflict and evaluated their wives' role performance as poorer
Marital Interaction Problems and Depression
This study examines the relationship between marital role problems and depression at four stages in the family life cycle. A randomly selected sample of 336 couples (672 respondents) was interviewed and asked questions concerning role conflict, role performance and depression. It was found that there were significant relationships between role conflict, dissatisfaction with self and spouse's role performance and depression. The relationships were…
Congruence Between Panel and Recall Data in Longitudinal Research
Social researchers frequently are cautioned about using retrospective self-reports because of the likelihood of inaccurate reporting. To determine whether the responses to recall items differ from self-reports obtained at an earlier point in time, data were examined from a panel study of adult men. In 1964, respondents were questioned about their health, income, family, work, and general attitudes. Ten years later, all who could be located were r…
Stress in Marital Interaction and Change in Depression: A Longitudinal Analysis
The research undertakes a longitudinal analysis of a model of the effects of stress in marital interaction on change in depressive symptoms as mediated by unfavorable reflected appraisals, low competency, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. The participants were 98 randomly selected married couples interviewed at two separate points in time. The data supported the proposed model. Stressors in marital interaction are associated with unfavorable reflec…
Housework, Disagreement, and Depression Among Younger and Older Couples
Correlates of primary orientations of volunteer ombudsmen in nursing facilities
Teacher Education Graduates: Sex, Career Plans, and Preferences for Job Factors
Differing prospective job rewards guide women into elementary or secondary teaching. Among prospective high school teachers there are no gender-linked job reward preferences
Employment Characteristics of Both Spouses and Depression in Two-Job Families
Objective and subjective characteristics of employment of both spouses were examined in relation to depression in two-job families. Data were analyzed from personal interviews with 135 husbands and 135 wives in two-job families. Objective characteristics included work time, income, and occupational level. Subjective characteristics were job satisfaction, work orientation, and comparative evaluations of financial, work, and family situations. Ther…
Older Men: Occupation, Employment Status, Household Involvement, and Well-Being
The Transition to Motherhood of Korean Women
This research examines the effect of the birth of a child on couple relationships and compares the transition to motherhood of employed and non-employed Korean women. Data are analyzed from indepth interviews with 20 employed and 20 non-employed women in Korea. Preparation for motherhood, difficulties and satisfactions, changes in the marital relationship, support from others, and attitudes toward child rearing are considered by employment status…
Marital Types and Quality of Life: A Reexamination of a Typology
This research examined three marital types proposed by Scanzoni. Data from 112 couples were analyzed to develop profiles of equal-partner, junior-partner, and head-complement marriages using demographic characteristics, equity in earning and housekeeping. Those in equal and junior-partner marriages were most advantaged. Equal financial responsibility was less important in sustaining well-being for women than work itself. When husbands held more c…
A comparison of the resources and concerns of the Polish and indigenous aged in Britain
Relative Deprivation, Equity/Inequity, and Psychological Well-Being: Men and Women in One- and Two-Job Families
The research reported here compared the extent to which relative deprivation, based on general social comparisons and perceptions of equity/inequity derived from specific comparisons in an intimate relationship, influenced the psychological well-being of men and women in one- and two-job families. Data were analyzed from interviews with 130 couples in one-job families and 135 families in two-job families. Beyond the discomfort and unfair treatmen…
Demographic and Attitudinal Factors Associated with Perceptions of Social Work
Demographic and attitudinal correlates of perceptions of social work practice were examined among rural and urban residents. Data obtained from 301 persons indicated that attitudes toward public assistance and knowledge about social work had independent effects on perceptions of social work practice. Sex and education also explained a significant amount of the variance in attitudes toward social work with women and persons with more education hav…
Perceptions of Needs of the Aged by Ministers and the Elderly
Adolescent Needs and the Transition from School to Work
School Referenda: Directions for New Research
Anatomy of Educational Innovation: An Organizational Analysis of An Elementary School
Administrative and Faculty Turnover and Diffusion of an Educational Innovation
Evaluation of Services for the Aged by Professionals and the Elderly
Recent literature suggests that the extent of agreement between professional and lay perceptions of social needs and preferences of the community is open to question. This study focuses on the degree of congruence between professional and client preferences for provision of additional health and social services for the elderly. Interviews were conducted with 124 randomly selected individuals, sixty-five or over, in a midwestern community of 30,00…
Sex-Role Expectations Associated with Specific Household Tasks: Perceived Age and Employment Differences
Although sex and age appropriate behavior has been examined, little attention has been given to expectations for the redistribution of household tasks. A questionnaire administered to unmarried college students provides data on expectations for 10 household tasks in three age and employment situations and projections for one's own marriage. Neither age nor work status alone was the basis for the ascription of norms involving domestic tasks. But b…
Life Changes, Stereotyping, and Age Identification
The influence of life changes and stereotypes of old age on age identity was examined among 169 subjects 65 yr. or over. Negative stereotypes of old age were only weakly associated with a self-definition as old and were less important than life changes in determining age identification
Perceptions of Needs of the Aged by Ministers and the Elderly
Sex Differences in Correlates of Political Activity Among the Aged
A Comparison of Factors Associated with Past Use, Projected Use, and Perceived Community Need for Health and Social Services
Life change, political, and demographic factors associated with past use, projected use, and perceived community needs for services by the aged were examined. Data were derived from interviews conducted with men and women 65 or over in a midwestern community. Life changes were more useful in explaining relationships with health and social services among men than were demographic and political variables. But among women, there was less difference …
Congruence Between Panel and Recall Data in Longitudinal Research
Social researchers frequently are cautioned about using retrospective self-reports because of the likelihood of inaccurate reporting. To determine whether the responses to recall items differ from self-reports obtained at an earlier point in time, data were examined from a panel study of adult men. In 1964, respondents were questioned about their health, income, family, work, and general attitudes. Ten years later, all who could be located were r…
Correlates of Role Strain in the Classroom
Teacher role in organizational context
Depression in One- and Two-Job Families
Sex differences in depression in one- and two-job families were examined among 261 men and 363 women. Women were more depressed than men, but there was no difference in the depression of men in one- and two-job families. Full-time homemakers and employed women did not differ in levels of depression
Demographic and Attitudinal Factors Associated with Perceptions of Social Work
Demographic and attitudinal correlates of perceptions of social work practice were examined among rural and urban residents. Data obtained from 301 persons indicated that attitudes toward public assistance and knowledge about social work had independent effects on perceptions of social work practice. Sex and education also explained a significant amount of the variance in attitudes toward social work with women and persons with more education hav…
Employment Characteristics and Psychological Well-Being of Men in Two-Job Families
Research has neglected the well-being of men in two-job families and especially that of older men. This study of 213 older men in two-job families indicated that the occupational characteristics of their wives were as salient in the life evaluations of men as aspects of their own employment. Even so, occupational involvement of men and their wives and male participation in the household did not account for much of the variance in self-esteem or l…
Older Men: Occupation, Employment Status, Household Involvement, and Well-Being
Perceptions of Time Remaining and Distance from Death
Life changes, demographic characteristics, attitudes toward death, and plans for the future are examined in relation to quantification of time remaining and perceived distance from death among 568 nonhospitalized, older men and women. A substantial proportion (49%) did not quantify the remaining portion of life and age did not prompt specification of time remaining. Life changes were poor predictors of both quantification time remaining and perce…
Marital Interaction Problems and Depression
This study examines the relationship between marital role problems and depression at four stages in the family life cycle. A randomly selected sample of 336 couples (672 respondents) was interviewed and asked questions concerning role conflict, role performance and depression. It was found that there were significant relationships between role conflict, dissatisfaction with self and spouse's role performance and depression. The relationships were…
Teacher Education Graduates: Sex, Career Plans, and Preferences for Job Factors
Differing prospective job rewards guide women into elementary or secondary teaching. Among prospective high school teachers there are no gender-linked job reward preferences
Employment Characteristics of Both Spouses and Depression in Two-Job Families
Objective and subjective characteristics of employment of both spouses were examined in relation to depression in two-job families. Data were analyzed from personal interviews with 135 husbands and 135 wives in two-job families. Objective characteristics included work time, income, and occupational level. Subjective characteristics were job satisfaction, work orientation, and comparative evaluations of financial, work, and family situations. Ther…
Role behavior and psychological well-being: A comparison of men in one-job and two-job families
Some research has suggested that women's employment may have negative psychological consequences for their husbands. A comparison of 130 men in one-job families and 135 men in families with two wage-earners revealed no differences in self-esteem, depression, and work-family strain. However, men in two-job families reported more role conflict and evaluated their wives' role performance as poorer
Housework, Disagreement, and Depression Among Younger and Older Couples
Social Services for the Elderly
Relative Deprivation, Equity/Inequity, and Psychological Well-Being: Men and Women in One- and Two-Job Families
The research reported here compared the extent to which relative deprivation, based on general social comparisons and perceptions of equity/inequity derived from specific comparisons in an intimate relationship, influenced the psychological well-being of men and women in one- and two-job families. Data were analyzed from interviews with 130 couples in one-job families and 135 families in two-job families. Beyond the discomfort and unfair treatmen…
The Unmarried in Later Life
Psychology (43 works) · Social Psychology (26 works) · Sociology (23 works) · Medicine (20 works) · Social Psychology (19 works) · Developmental psychology (16 works) · Gerontology (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (11 works) · Demography (10 works)