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Relationship classification using grade of membership analysis: a typology of sibling relationships in later life.

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Gold, DT; Woodbury, MA; George, LK
Published in: J Gerontol
March 1990

The results of a comparison of two typologies of sibling relationships in old age are reported. Both analyses rely on the same data collected in individual interviews with adults over the age of 65. The first typology was constructed using constant comparative analysis; the second relied on the grade of membership (GOM) technique. This is the first time GOM has been used to create a taxonomy of human relationships based on psychosocial variables. The two typologies are compared in terms of number of types generated, the characteristics of each type, factors influencing typological construction, and the utility of empirical results. Implications for additional use of the GOM technique to study late-life sibling relations are discussed.

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J Gerontol

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ISSN

0022-1422

Publication Date

March 1990

Volume

45

Issue

2

Start / End Page

S43 / S51

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Support
  • Social Class
  • Social Behavior
  • Sibling Relations
  • Marriage
  • Male
  • Jealousy
  • Humans
  • Hostility
  • Female
 

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Gold, D. T., Woodbury, M. A., & George, L. K. (1990). Relationship classification using grade of membership analysis: a typology of sibling relationships in later life. J Gerontol, 45(2), S43–S51. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/45.2.s43
Gold, D. T., M. A. Woodbury, and L. K. George. “Relationship classification using grade of membership analysis: a typology of sibling relationships in later life.J Gerontol 45, no. 2 (March 1990): S43–51. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/45.2.s43.
Gold, D. T., et al. “Relationship classification using grade of membership analysis: a typology of sibling relationships in later life.J Gerontol, vol. 45, no. 2, Mar. 1990, pp. S43–51. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geronj/45.2.s43.

Published In

J Gerontol

DOI

ISSN

0022-1422

Publication Date

March 1990

Volume

45

Issue

2

Start / End Page

S43 / S51

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Support
  • Social Class
  • Social Behavior
  • Sibling Relations
  • Marriage
  • Male
  • Jealousy
  • Humans
  • Hostility
  • Female