Premium
Perceptions of Competencies Needed by Older Adults for Independent Living
Author(s) -
Merrill Chloe D.,
Norris Carilyn K.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x8601500201
Subject(s) - perception , clothing , gerontology , independent living , likert scale , curriculum , psychology , family and consumer science , medical education , medicine , developmental psychology , pedagogy , geography , archaeology , neuroscience , mathematics education
This study was conducted to determine the competencies needed to meet the individual needs of older adults when they choose independent living. The ob jectives were to determine the perceptions of 150 older adults, age 60 or over, and 251 home economists with regard to the levels of competencies needed by older adults for independent living in: (a) housing, (b) clothing, (c) personal and family relations, (d) foods and nutrition, and (e) home management and con sumer economics. The competencies were listed on two Likert‐type question naires. Findings revealed that there were significant differences, at 0.05 and 0.01 levels of significance, as to the perceptions of older adults and home economists as to the importance of each competency needed. Since significant differences were perceived in all five competency areas, home economists should include older adults on advisory boards when designing programs and curricula for them.