The role of problem definitions in understanding age and context effects on strategies for solving everyday problems

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The way that individuals describe a problem, or problem definition, are a better predictor of what strategies they will use to solve the problem. This was gleaned in a study of the role of problem definitions in understanding age and context effects on strategies for solving everyday problems. Findings showed age differences in problem definition. When they were unconstrained as to the problem's domain, a relationship between age and problem definition and strategies was found. For constrained domain problems, strategies were related to problem domain and problem definition.

Problem solving

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Patterns of coping preferences for male and female caregivers of frail older adults

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Women caregivers tend to suffer from lower morale and other problems to a greater degree than men caregivers, and this has been attributed to coping styles. Research on caregivers of aged adults found that women were not more prone to using avoidant strategies than men, so the problem cannot be attributed to their using less effective strategies. Women did tend to use some strategies more than men, such as talking with friends, and were more likely to use self-affirmation and perpective taking as coping methods.

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Differences in familism values and caregiving outcomes among Korean, Korean American, and White American dementia caregivers

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It has been suggested that burden and distress amongst dementia caregivers may be higher in American culture. Korean and Korean American caregivers were compared with white American caregivers on familism, burden, depression and anxiety. Familism was found to be highest amongst Korean caregivers and lowest in Whites, and Koreans and Korean Americans reported higher rates of burden. Koreans exhibited higher rates of depression and anxiety than white American caregivers.

Family

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