B De Vries
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 40649 |
|---|---|
| NOME | B De Vries |
| PRENOMES | B |
| SOBRENOME | De Vries |
| ASSINATURA | DE VRIES B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | San Francisco State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4360-1343 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 50 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 247 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1984 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 9 |
Charting the Global Science on Sexual and Gender Diversity Across the Life Course
Gay and Lesbian Older Adults Caring for Their Spouses Living With Dementia
Research among heterosexual older adults finds that caring for a spouse/partner living with dementia is especially challenging. How this might vary by sexual orientation is less examined. Scholarship on older sexual and gender minoritized populations reveals the negative impacts of stigma and discrimination; we might expect this to exacerbate their caregiving challenges. But some scholars point to other, more positive outcomes: individuals unteth…
Emotion Work and Spousal Dementia Caregiving
That heterosexual women caring for spouses living with dementia typically report greater stress than do men is often linked to empathic approaches to care, suggesting differences in identity-based stress appraisal. We examine this further, focusing on emotion work (manipulating one’s own emotions to affect another’s) versus feeling management (that targets the self) and gender and sexual orientation (GSO) identity. Using data from in-depth interv…
Age, Sexual and Gender Identity Disclosure as Predictors of Depressive Symptomatology and Quality of Life in Argentina
Advance Care Planning Discussions among LGBTQ + Persons
LGBT Research Across Seven Countries
Governance of teacher education in the Netherlands
Teacher education in the Netherlands has been organised in school–university partnerships for the last 15 years. To govern its professional standard, a register for teacher educators was established. Its first years of use show that the register does not yet fully represent the diversity of teacher educators, and does not yet sufficiently support the continuing professional development of registered educators. In this article, we present the firs…
Gay Men as Caregivers for Spouses with Dementia
Objectives Despite the importance of spousal caregiving, and the increase in same-sex marriages concomitant to its legalization in 2015, few studies have examined the experiences of same-sex spousal caregivers. We use an intersectional approach to explore how gender and sexual orientation shape gay men’s particular caregiving approaches for their spouses living with dementia. Methods We focused on a subsample of gay (N = 13) contrasted with strai…
Bridging Theory and Practice
School-based mentors play a key role in the learning processes of student teachers. Ideally, they facilitate student teachers to scrutinize their approaches and underlying assumptions, and link these to theoretical notions. In this study we investigated how three mentors used a goal-system representation (GSR) tool in their mentoring conversations. The GSR tool is essentially a visual reflection of the student teacher’s personal theory regarding …
Advance care planning among older LGBT Canadians
Advance care planning (ACP) in North America often takes place in a cultural context of great ambivalence about death and dying, challenging efforts to discuss end-of-life care desires and preparations for death. Such challenges are amplified for sexual and gender minority older adults who often lack connections to traditional heteronormative systems of support. The extent of ACP preparation (completed documents, discussions) and their predictors…
Inside aging masculinities and gerontological careers
Covid-19 Pandemic Experiences across the Shelter-Care Continuum in Older Adults
The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on older adults (55+) living at the mid-point of the shelter-care continuum, in seniors housing (SH) and assisted living (AL), remains largely unexplored. This study compares survey responses of SH and AL residents with those of age peers living in private conventional community-based dwellings (CD) in British Columbia, Canada. Despite more SH/AL residents reporting feelings of isolation and changes to social suppor…
Loneliness Perceptions in Older Portuguese Gay and Bisexual Men
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of loneliness among gay and bisexual men in Portugal over 60 years old. Despite the growth of the older population in Portugal, the social isolation and loneliness experiences in older gay and bisexual men is only beginning to be understood. A structured electronic inquiry with 35 gay and bisexual men over 60 years of age from Portugal (mean age was 66.45 years (SD = 4.45) was used, ranging…
Advance Care Planning among Older Gay Men Living with HIV in Montreal, Canada
This qualitative study employed a cross sectional focus group design to explore how older gay men living with HIV, experience, perceive, and engage with advance care planning (ACP). Seven gay men 50+, residing in Montreal, Canada, participated in a focus group that was audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Findings suggested that social isolation, preoccupations with day-to-day living, and managing disclosures related to sexual …
Housing as a determinant of health for older LGBT Canadians
This article shares key focus group findings from a national study focused on the housing needs of older (55+) lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Canadians. LGBT populations have and continue to face systemic discrimination and barriers to appropriate housing across the life course, and yet little attention has been given to solutions. Many older LGBT adults live alone, face poverty, and have limited familial supports which impact on …
Loneliness, Social Support, and Adjustment to Aging in Older Portuguese Gay Men
Exploring and promoting advance care planning among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older adults living in non-metropolitan British Columbia
This qualitative Canadian study explores advance care planning among LGBTQ older adults living in non-metropolitan regions in the province of British Columbia. We examined the level of engagement in advance care planning (ACP) among LGBTQ persons and introduced a region-specific ACP Tool to our participants. Six focus groups were held with 32 participants with ages ranging from 55 to 84 years (M = 67.3 years). The focus group transcripts were aud…
Couple-level Minority Stress
Social stress resulting from stigma, prejudice, and discrimination-'minority stress'-negatively impacts sexual minority individuals' health and relational well-being. The present study examined how being in a same-sex couple can result in exposure to unique minority stressors not accounted for at the individual level. Relationship timeline interviews were conducted with 120 same-sex couples equally distributed across two study sites (Atlanta and …
Similar Others in Same-Sex Couples' Social Networks
Same-sex couples experience unique minority stressors. It is known that strong social networks facilitate access to psychosocial resources that help people reduce and manage stress. However, little is known about the social networks of same-sex couples, in particular their connections to other same-sex couples, which is important to understand given that the presence of similar others in social networks can ameliorate social stress for stigmatize…
Aging Out in the Desert
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the county of Riverside, CA and in the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area, in particular, responded to a questionnaire addressing concerns about identity disclosure and comfort accessing social services. Distributed at a Pride festival, as well as through religious, social, and service agencies, the final sample for analysis of 502 comprised 401 (80%) gay men and 101 (20%) lesbians in 4 gr…
LGBT Aging
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) aging, as a field of research and as a focus of public interest, has witnessed dramatic growth in the past few years. As de Vries and Herdt (2011) hav
Friend and Family Contact and Support in Early Widowhood
These analyses support the voluntary and socializing functions of friendship and social support, bolstering individuals during stressful life transitions, advancing our understanding of the underexamined and particularly distinct functions of friendship in the early phases of spousal loss
Coping Processes Among Bereaved Spouses
The authors investigated if an intervention based on the dual process model (vs. traditional bereavement support) enhanced oscillation between loss- (LO) and restoration-oriented (RO) coping of recently bereaved (2-6 months) spouses/partners. Participants were followed over 12 months. The authors found an increased emphasis over time on RO coping, particularly for women and those who were younger; however, no treatment effect was detected. Althou…
Stress and Mental Health Among Midlife and Older Gay-Identified Men
Objectives. We investigated associations between stress and mental health (positive affect, depressive symptoms) among HIV-negative and HIV-positive midlife and older gay-identified men, along with the mediating and moderating effects of mastery and emotional support. We also studied the mental health effects of same-sex marriage. Methods. We obtained data from self-administered questionnaires completed in 2009 or 2010 by a subsample (n = 202; av…
Narrative Research, Sexuality, and Social Policy
Patterns of Friendship for Women and Men in Same and Cross-Sex Relationships
Ninety-five women and 95 men undergraduates rated each of their closest friends, and rated themselves with each of those friends on a Relationship Grid evaluating both `structural' dimensions (i.e., age, sex, duration of friendship and frequency of contact) and `affective' dimensions (i.e. self-disclosure, appreciation, assistance, empathic understanding, deepening others' self-awareness, shared activity, authenticity, trust, control, responsibil…
Couple-level Minority Stress
Social stress resulting from stigma, prejudice, and discrimination-'minority stress'-negatively impacts sexual minority individuals' health and relational well-being. The present study examined how being in a same-sex couple can result in exposure to unique minority stressors not accounted for at the individual level. Relationship timeline interviews were conducted with 120 same-sex couples equally distributed across two study sites (Atlanta and …
Definitions of friendship in the third age
Stress and Mental Health Among Midlife and Older Gay-Identified Men
Objectives. We investigated associations between stress and mental health (positive affect, depressive symptoms) among HIV-negative and HIV-positive midlife and older gay-identified men, along with the mediating and moderating effects of mastery and emotional support. We also studied the mental health effects of same-sex marriage. Methods. We obtained data from self-administered questionnaires completed in 2009 or 2010 by a subsample (n = 202; av…
Teacher learning in collaborative curriculum design
Social support in the lives of lesbians and gay men at midlife and later
Aging Out in the Desert
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the county of Riverside, CA and in the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area, in particular, responded to a questionnaire addressing concerns about identity disclosure and comfort accessing social services. Distributed at a Pride festival, as well as through religious, social, and service agencies, the final sample for analysis of 502 comprised 401 (80%) gay men and 101 (20%) lesbians in 4 gr…
Moral reasoning and attitudes toward capital punishment
LGBT Aging
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) aging, as a field of research and as a focus of public interest, has witnessed dramatic growth in the past few years. As de Vries and Herdt (2011) hav
Friend and Family Contact and Support in Early Widowhood
These analyses support the voluntary and socializing functions of friendship and social support, bolstering individuals during stressful life transitions, advancing our understanding of the underexamined and particularly distinct functions of friendship in the early phases of spousal loss
State recognition of same-sex relationships and preparations for end of life among lesbian and gay boomers
Loneliness Perceptions in Older Portuguese Gay and Bisexual Men
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of loneliness among gay and bisexual men in Portugal over 60 years old. Despite the growth of the older population in Portugal, the social isolation and loneliness experiences in older gay and bisexual men is only beginning to be understood. A structured electronic inquiry with 35 gay and bisexual men over 60 years of age from Portugal (mean age was 66.45 years (SD = 4.45) was used, ranging…
Similar Others in Same-Sex Couples' Social Networks
Same-sex couples experience unique minority stressors. It is known that strong social networks facilitate access to psychosocial resources that help people reduce and manage stress. However, little is known about the social networks of same-sex couples, in particular their connections to other same-sex couples, which is important to understand given that the presence of similar others in social networks can ameliorate social stress for stigmatize…
Loneliness, Social Support, and Adjustment to Aging in Older Portuguese Gay Men
Advance Care Planning among Older Gay Men Living with HIV in Montreal, Canada
This qualitative study employed a cross sectional focus group design to explore how older gay men living with HIV, experience, perceive, and engage with advance care planning (ACP). Seven gay men 50+, residing in Montreal, Canada, participated in a focus group that was audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Findings suggested that social isolation, preoccupations with day-to-day living, and managing disclosures related to sexual …
Gay Men as Caregivers for Spouses with Dementia
Objectives Despite the importance of spousal caregiving, and the increase in same-sex marriages concomitant to its legalization in 2015, few studies have examined the experiences of same-sex spousal caregivers. We use an intersectional approach to explore how gender and sexual orientation shape gay men’s particular caregiving approaches for their spouses living with dementia. Methods We focused on a subsample of gay (N = 13) contrasted with strai…
Housing as a determinant of health for older LGBT Canadians
This article shares key focus group findings from a national study focused on the housing needs of older (55+) lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Canadians. LGBT populations have and continue to face systemic discrimination and barriers to appropriate housing across the life course, and yet little attention has been given to solutions. Many older LGBT adults live alone, face poverty, and have limited familial supports which impact on …
Exploring and promoting advance care planning among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) older adults living in non-metropolitan British Columbia
This qualitative Canadian study explores advance care planning among LGBTQ older adults living in non-metropolitan regions in the province of British Columbia. We examined the level of engagement in advance care planning (ACP) among LGBTQ persons and introduced a region-specific ACP Tool to our participants. Six focus groups were held with 32 participants with ages ranging from 55 to 84 years (M = 67.3 years). The focus group transcripts were aud…
Coping Processes Among Bereaved Spouses
The authors investigated if an intervention based on the dual process model (vs. traditional bereavement support) enhanced oscillation between loss- (LO) and restoration-oriented (RO) coping of recently bereaved (2-6 months) spouses/partners. Participants were followed over 12 months. The authors found an increased emphasis over time on RO coping, particularly for women and those who were younger; however, no treatment effect was detected. Althou…
Introduction to special issue sexuality and aging
Integrating personal reflection and group-based enactments
Inside aging masculinities and gerontological careers
A New Chapter for the Journal
State Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships and Preparations for End of Life Among Lesbian and Gay Boomers
Introduction to Special Issue
The hierarchical nature of stages of moral development
Moral reasoning and attitudes toward capital punishment
Patterns of Friendship for Women and Men in Same and Cross-Sex Relationships
Ninety-five women and 95 men undergraduates rated each of their closest friends, and rated themselves with each of those friends on a Relationship Grid evaluating both `structural' dimensions (i.e., age, sex, duration of friendship and frequency of contact) and `affective' dimensions (i.e. self-disclosure, appreciation, assistance, empathic understanding, deepening others' self-awareness, shared activity, authenticity, trust, control, responsibil…
Parental Bereavement over the Life Course
This article reviews the literature on parental bereavement over the family life course drawing attention to the meaning of the loss. The conceptual framework for this article arises from the intersection of Klass and Marwit's [1] theory of parental bereavement and the theory of family development as proposed by Aldous [2] and others. The review of the literature is organized according to a series of factors, proposed by Rando [3] and others, tho…
Long-Term Psychological and Somatic Consequences of Later Life Parental Bereavement
The death of an adult child is purported to precipitate the most distressing and long-lasting of all grief reactions. The empirical literature surrounding such a claim, however, is primarily clinical and anecdotal in nature with relatively arbitrary and small samples. Drawing from a nationally representative sample of adults (Americans' Changing Lives, 1986, 1989), we examine the long-term effects of the death of an adult child longitudinally ove…
Kinship Bereavement in Later Life
This discussion directs itself to a review and synthesis of the chronicles of later life kinship loss as presented in this volume. Several efforts are aimed in this direction. First, four broad generalizations about bereavement are offered: 1) Bereavement is a complex experience, 2) influenced by the context within which the loss takes place as well as 3) the nature of the lost relationship and the role the deceased played, 4) with an endpoint th…
Introduction
This article introduces a volume devoted to the examination of later-life bereavement: an analysis of variation in cause, course, and consequence. Six articles address and represent this variation and comprise this volume: 1) Prigerson et al. present case histories of the traumatic grief of spouses; 2) Hays et al. highlight the bereavement experiences of siblings in contrast to those spouses and friends; 3) Moss et al. address the role of gender …
Integrating personal reflection and group-based enactments
Definitions of friendship in the third age
Gay and lesbian aging
Memorializing Loved Ones on the World Wide Web
Creating and visiting Web memorials represent new opportunities for post-death ritual. A content analysis was conducted on a sample of 244 of the memorials found on the largest Web Cemetery: Virtual Memorial Gardens (catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/memorial.html). Analyses revealed that memorials were written, in descending order of prevalence, by children (33%), friends (15%), grandchildren (11%), parents (10%), siblings (8%), spouses (4%), and vario…
Identity and Death
Marcia's (1966) identity status approach was employed in the examination of an existential domain of identity—conceptualized as a component of ideological identity, and operationalized as a multidimensional set of death orientations. Paralleling the identity status constructs of exploration and commitment, the underlying constructs of this domain were proposed to be death contemplation and acceptance. A sample of 149 university undergraduates und…
Memorializing on the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is emerging as the new site for mourners. Many bereaved persons are creating memorial Web sites for deceased loved ones, providing text-based representations of what they have lost with frequent reference to the nature of their grief. The primary purpose of this study was to measure elements of attachment style and grief as shown by the adult daughters who had placed memorials on the Internet for their deceased mothers. Partici…
Social support in the lives of lesbians and gay men at midlife and later
Advancing the Field of Spousal Bereavement
Deborah Carr is a faculty member in the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research at Rutgers University. Along with Jung-Hwa Ha, Carr wrote the ch
The Meaning of Friendship for Gay Men and Lesbians in the Second Half of Life
Little is known about the role and meaning of friends in the lives of older gay men and lesbians, notwithstanding popular discussions about chosen families and the role friends play as a buffer between the individual and the stigmatizing world in which gay men and lesbians live. Present analyses explore the definition and meaning of friends as disclosed by 53 self-identified homosexual and 106 heterosexual men and women in later life, all ranging…
Humor, Laughter, and Happiness in the Daily Lives of Recently Bereaved Spouses
The positive psychology movement has created more interest in examining the potential value of experiencing positive emotions (e.g., humor, laughter, and happiness) during the course of bereavement. This study of 292 recently widowed (5-24 weeks) men (39%) and women (61%) age 50 and over examined both the perceived importance of and actual experience of having positive emotions in their daily lives and how they might impact bereavement adjustment…
State recognition of same-sex relationships and preparations for end of life among lesbian and gay boomers
State Recognition of Same-Sex Relationships and Preparations for End of Life Among Lesbian and Gay Boomers
Introduction to Special Issue
Introduction to special issue sexuality and aging
Experiences and Early Coping of Bereaved Spouses/Partners in an Intervention Based on the Dual Process Model (DPM)
This study was designed to test the effectiveness of the Dual Process Model (DPM) of coping with bereavement. The sample consisted of 298 recently widowed women (61%) and men age 50+ who participated in 14 weekly intervention sessions and also completed before (O1) and after (O2) self-administered questionnaires. While the study also includes two additional follow-up assessments (O3 and O4) that cover up to 14-16 months bereaved, this article exa…
Sampling, Recruitment, and Retention in a Bereavement Intervention Study
This article reports on the sampling and recruitment challenges, as well as the strategies used to address them in the Living After Loss (LAL) project, a bereavement intervention study conducted in Salt Lake City and San Francisco comparing two 14-week group conditions with follow-up. We encountered three major challenges: 1) difficulty determining eligibility for some potential participants who were contacted, 2) locating and recruiting nonwhite…
A New Chapter for the Journal
Narrative Research, Sexuality, and Social Policy
Psychology (42 obras) · Social Psychology (25 obras) · Sociology (22 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (21 obras) · Social Psychology (21 obras) · Developmental psychology (19 obras) · Medicine (17 obras) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (15 obras) · Gender Studies (14 obras) · Gerontology (14 obras)