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Collaborative everyday problem solving
— interpersonal relationships and problem dimensions | | Author(s) | JoNell Strough, Julie Hicks Patrick, Lisa M Swenson |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 56, no 1, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 43-66 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Reasoning ; Personal relationships ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Older adults' preferred partners for collaborative everyday problem solving and the types of everyday problems solved alone and with others were examined in a sample of 112 community-dwelling older people (mean age 71.86) in a mid-Atlantic US state. While family members (i.e. spouse, adult children) were the most frequently nominated partners, friends, neighbours and church members were also nominated. Older people reported that they solved numerous types of problems - including finance, house repairs and health - in collaboration with others. These problems were also prominent when older people reported the problems they had consulted others for advice on how to solve and the problems they solved alone. Together the results suggest new directions for research on collaborative everyday problem solving in terms of the types of interpersonal relationships and problems to be investigated. Implications of the findings are discussed in terms of how best to understand and promote successful ageing. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030821202 A |
| Classmark | DA: DC: DS: 3F: 7T |
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