Virginia E Richardson
Biographic Data
| ID | 9291548 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virginia E Richardson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virginia E |
| FAMILY NAME | Richardson |
| SIGNATURE | RICHARDSON V E |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Ohio State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Geriatric community health workers’ views about aging, work, and retirement
Seasoned geriatric community health workers offered valuable data that will inform educators and community health workers working with older persons. Geriatric community health workers’ views about retirement and about facilitators and barriers that keep them engaged with older adults during retirement were identified. Twenty geriatric community health workers participated in semi-structured, qualitative interviews conducted by the research team.…
How Does Bereavement Get Under the Skin? The Effects of Late-Life Spousal Loss on Cortisol Levels
Our findings reveal that stressful life events are associated with stress-related neuroendocrine reactions for longer durations than researchers have previously documented. The specific death-related stressor affecting cortisol varies by gender. Implications for research and practice are discussed
Length of Caregiving and Well-Being among Older Widowers
The intent of this study was to examine if length of caregiving was associated with older widowers' adjustment to bereavement and to identify factors, based on principles underlying the Dual Process Model of Bereavement, that might mitigate the potential adverse effects of time spent caring. Two-hundred men over the age of 60 and in the second year of bereavement were identified from death records of older women who had died within a 12-month per…
Coping with Bereavement among Elderly Widowers
A Dual Process Model of Bereavement, which considers the impact of loss- and restoration-oriented variables on widowers' levels of well-being, is tested on 200 widowed men during the second year of bereavement. Those who were widowed less than 500 days exhibited significantly more negative affect, less positive affect, and lower well-being that those widowed more than 500 days. Multiple regression analyses revealed that both loss and restoration …
Women and Retirement
A feminist analysis of retirement is presented by questioning the applicability of traditional definitions and theories of retirement to retired women. The effects of marriage, caregiving and other family obligations on women's retirement are examined within the context of salient social, psychological and economic factors. An empowerment-oriented perspective that considers interactions and connections between family and work roles, public and pr…
A Legislative Update
A Critical Analysis of Expected and Actual Finances Among Retired Women and Men
A critical gerontology perspective is used to compare and contrast expected retirement resources just prior to retirement with actual resources received six months after retirement. A sample of 242 retirees (125 men and 117 women) from a variety of occupational backgrounds was used. Retirement resources were measured by analyzing six financial indicators of retirement resources used in previous research. Independent variables were organized into …
Gender Differences in Mental Health Before and After Retirement
A longitudinal research design was used to examine the relationship between retirement and mental health among 222 retirees (114 men and 108 women) at three different time periods: (I) at preretirement; (2) six months; and (3) one year later. Gender differences in the expression of symptoms, especially psychological anxiety, drinking problems, and health, were found across all three time periods. Retirement resulted in increases in drinking probl…
How Does Bereavement Get Under the Skin? The Effects of Late-Life Spousal Loss on Cortisol Levels
Our findings reveal that stressful life events are associated with stress-related neuroendocrine reactions for longer durations than researchers have previously documented. The specific death-related stressor affecting cortisol varies by gender. Implications for research and practice are discussed
A Legislative Update
Gender Differences in Mental Health Before and After Retirement
A longitudinal research design was used to examine the relationship between retirement and mental health among 222 retirees (114 men and 108 women) at three different time periods: (I) at preretirement; (2) six months; and (3) one year later. Gender differences in the expression of symptoms, especially psychological anxiety, drinking problems, and health, were found across all three time periods. Retirement resulted in increases in drinking probl…
A Legislative Update
A Critical Analysis of Expected and Actual Finances Among Retired Women and Men
A critical gerontology perspective is used to compare and contrast expected retirement resources just prior to retirement with actual resources received six months after retirement. A sample of 242 retirees (125 men and 117 women) from a variety of occupational backgrounds was used. Retirement resources were measured by analyzing six financial indicators of retirement resources used in previous research. Independent variables were organized into …
Women and Retirement
A feminist analysis of retirement is presented by questioning the applicability of traditional definitions and theories of retirement to retired women. The effects of marriage, caregiving and other family obligations on women's retirement are examined within the context of salient social, psychological and economic factors. An empowerment-oriented perspective that considers interactions and connections between family and work roles, public and pr…
Coping with Bereavement among Elderly Widowers
A Dual Process Model of Bereavement, which considers the impact of loss- and restoration-oriented variables on widowers' levels of well-being, is tested on 200 widowed men during the second year of bereavement. Those who were widowed less than 500 days exhibited significantly more negative affect, less positive affect, and lower well-being that those widowed more than 500 days. Multiple regression analyses revealed that both loss and restoration …
Length of Caregiving and Well-Being among Older Widowers
The intent of this study was to examine if length of caregiving was associated with older widowers' adjustment to bereavement and to identify factors, based on principles underlying the Dual Process Model of Bereavement, that might mitigate the potential adverse effects of time spent caring. Two-hundred men over the age of 60 and in the second year of bereavement were identified from death records of older women who had died within a 12-month per…
How Does Bereavement Get Under the Skin? The Effects of Late-Life Spousal Loss on Cortisol Levels
Our findings reveal that stressful life events are associated with stress-related neuroendocrine reactions for longer durations than researchers have previously documented. The specific death-related stressor affecting cortisol varies by gender. Implications for research and practice are discussed
Geriatric community health workers’ views about aging, work, and retirement
Seasoned geriatric community health workers offered valuable data that will inform educators and community health workers working with older persons. Geriatric community health workers’ views about retirement and about facilitators and barriers that keep them engaged with older adults during retirement were identified. Twenty geriatric community health workers participated in semi-structured, qualitative interviews conducted by the research team.…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works)