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THE PREVALENCE OF LATER LIFE FAMILY CONCERNS IN THE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY JOURNAL LITERATURE (1976–1985): A CONTENT ANALYSIS *
Author(s) -
Flori Denise E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1989.tb00810.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , context (archaeology) , family life , psychology , marital status , content analysis , medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , sociology , social science , gender studies , history , population , environmental health , archaeology
This study assessed the frequency with which the marital and family therapy journal literature focused on problems associated with aging in a family context. Content analysis was used to assess the prevalence of later life family concerns in two leading journals, Family Process and the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, during a 10‐year period (1976–1985). Results indicate that neither journal covered later life family issues to any appreciable degree. It is concluded that elders in marital and family relationships constitute a new frontier for the extension and elaboration of family therapy.