Abstract

The purpose of this study was to take the concept of attachment as it has been developed in the literature of early childhood, extend it to the world of the elderly, and to describe the feelings and behaviors of attachment reported by elderly women residing in nursing homes. Bowlby's theory that attachments do not end in childhood, but endure throughout the life-span, served as the organizing framework for this descriptive exploratory study. An open-ended questionnaire was developed to determine the feelings of attachment and attachment behaviors in the sample.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9005576; ProQuest document ID: 303812645. The author still retains copyright.

Kay Lynn Foland

Author Details

Kay Lynn Foland, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNP

Sigma Membership

Phi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Emotional Attachment, Elderly Women, Nursing Home Residents

Advisor

LaVerne Gallman

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Degree Year

1989

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-04-04

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