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Erdman B. Palmore

Erdman B. Palmore

Professor Emeritus
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology
Box 3003 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
0502A Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710
Office hours 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Tues. & Thurs.  

Selected Publications

Auto-Gerontology: A Personal Odyssey.

Journal Article J Appl Gerontol · November 2017 The four leading theories of optimal aging are activity, continuity, successful aging, and selective optimization with adaptation. All tend to support the slogan, "Use it or lose it." I have tried to continue using my abilities in four key areas: professio ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Duke Center for the Study of Aging: one of our earliest roots.

Journal Article Gerontologist · February 2014 The Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development (Duke CFA) was established by a multidisciplinary group of visionary scientists in 1955. It is the oldest continually operating center or institute dedicated to aging in the United Sta ... Full text Link to item Cite

You've Come a Long Way, Sociology

Journal Article The Gerontologist · August 1, 2013 Full text Cite

Reducing ageism

Journal Article Journal of Aging, Humanities, and the Arts · January 1, 2009 Full text Cite

Self-reported ageism in social work practitioners and students.

Journal Article J Gerontol Soc Work · 2009 In this study, we focus on self-reported ageism in college students and social service providers using the Relating to Older People Evaluation (ROPE; Cherry & Palmore, 2008). The ROPE is a 20-item questionnaire that measures positive and negative ageist be ... Full text Link to item Cite

THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL DESIRABILITY ON SELF-REPORTED AGEISM

Journal Article GERONTOLOGIST · October 1, 2008 Link to item Cite

Healthy behaviors or age denials?

Journal Article Educational Gerontology · December 1, 2007 There is considerable confusion in the media and the public about healthy behaviors in contrast to "antiaging" behaviors designed to make one look "younger." As an aid in clarifying the differences between these two types of behaviors, we have developed a ... Full text Cite

IS AGE DISCRIMINATION BAD?

Journal Article The Gerontologist · December 2006 Full text Cite

Ageism in Canada and the United States.

Journal Article J Cross Cult Gerontol · March 2004 To compare the prevalence of ageism in Canada and the United States, in Canada, the Ageism Survey was published in the CARPnews Report on Ageism, and in the United States, the Survey was administered to a convenience sample and published in the Center Repo ... Full text Link to item Cite

AGEISM COMES OF AGE

Journal Article The Gerontologist · June 2003 Full text Cite

Letter to the editor (multiple letters)

Journal Article Journal of Applied Gerontology · January 1, 1999 Full text Cite

Predictors of disability in the final year of life.

Journal Article J Aging Health · August 1997 Disability among deceased subjects in the Duke Established Population for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) survey was analyzed to determine the risk of becoming disabled before or during the final year of life and the predictors of this disabil ... Full text Link to item Cite

Palmore’s first facts on aging quiz in a multiple-choice format

Journal Article Educational Gerontology · January 1, 1996 A multiple-choice version and a true-false version of Palmore's first Facts on Aging Quiz (FAQ1) were tested on a sample of 501 college students. The multiple-choice version reduced the chances of guessing the correct answer and reduced measurement error f ... Full text Cite

Positive ageism?

Journal Article Gerontologist · October 1992 Full text Link to item Cite

Arguments for assisted suicide.

Journal Article Gerontologist · December 1991 Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of outcome in nursing homes.

Journal Article J Appl Gerontol · June 1990 To develop predictors of outcome, 22 admission characteristics of 221 consecutive discharges in two nursing homes were analyzed using automatic interaction detector analysis. Length of stay was significantly predicted by level of nursing care and feeding p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Letter to the editor

Journal Article Educational Gerontology · January 1, 1990 Full text Cite

Health and Illness in Changing Japanese Society.

Journal Article Contemporary Sociology · March 1989 Full text Cite

Geriatric education: the Duke program.

Journal Article N C Med J · February 1989 Link to item Cite

The Art of Aging: A Celebration of Old Age in Western Art.

Journal Article Contemporary Sociology · May 1988 Full text Cite

THE EXTREME AGED IN AMERICA - ROSENWAIKE,I, LOGUE,B

Journal Article JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY · July 1, 1986 Link to item Cite

Trends in the health of the aged.

Journal Article Gerontologist · June 1986 Full text Link to item Cite

Eighty Plus: Outgrowing the Myths of Old Age

Journal Article Contemporary Sociology · January 1986 Full text Cite

Predictors of function among the old-old: a 10-year follow-up.

Journal Article J Gerontol · March 1985 A 10-year follow-up of 297 survivors from a community study of the aged found there was little or no decline in social and economic function and only moderate declines in mental, physical, and activities-of-daily-living function; demographic and socioecono ... Full text Link to item Cite

Determinants and consequences of retirement among men of different races and economic levels.

Journal Article J Gerontol · January 1985 Data from two national longitudinal studies of older workers were examined in order to compare the determinants and consequences of retirement for white and black men, and for poverty, marginal, and upper economic level men. The number of categories import ... Full text Link to item Cite

HEALTH TRENDS AMONG THE AGED

Journal Article GERONTOLOGIST · January 1, 1985 Link to item Cite

CITATION CLASSIC - HEALTH AND SOCIAL-FACTORS RELATED TO LIFE SATISFACTION

Journal Article CURRENT CONTENTS/SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES · January 1, 1985 Link to item Cite

Sex differences in the antecedents and consequences of retirement.

Journal Article J Gerontol · May 1984 The purpose of this paper was to compare the antecedents and consequences of retirement among men and women. Data were analyzed from two surveys: the Retirement History Study (N for analysis = 1845) and the Duke Second Longitudinal Study (N = 235). The pre ... Full text Link to item Cite

Longevity in Abkhazia: a reevaluation.

Journal Article Gerontologist · February 1984 Full text Link to item Cite

Alternatives to Institutionalization: Estimates of Need And Feasibility

Journal Article The Journal of Applied Gerontology · January 1, 1984 Need for and feasibility of four alternatives to institutionalization of the elderly (home health care, respite care, day hospitals, and day care) are examined in a survey of 98 hospital staff in a university-affiliated VA medical center. The survey reveal ... Full text Cite

Consequences of retirement.

Journal Article J Gerontol · January 1984 Six longitudinal data sets were used to examine the consequences of retirement controlling for preretirement characteristics. Results show (a) about one-half to three-fourths of income differences between retired and working men was caused by retirement; ( ... Full text Link to item Cite

LONGEVITY IN ABKHAZIA - REPLY

Journal Article GERONTOLOGIST · January 1, 1984 Link to item Cite

LIFETIME RISK OF NURSING-HOME RESIDENCY

Journal Article GERONTOLOGIST · January 1, 1984 Link to item Cite

Cross-Cultural Research: State of the Art

Journal Article Research on Aging · January 1, 1983 Cross-cultural research is essential to separate universal processes of aging from culture-specific processes and to understand how culture influences aging. However, there has been little cross-cultural research in social gerontology. The few existing stu ... Full text Cite

Predictors of retirement.

Journal Article J Gerontol · November 1982 Predictors of retirement among men were analyzed using data from seven longitudinal studies, multiple definitions of retirement, multivariate analyses, and unbiased statistical techniques. Results show that the predictors of retirement vary depending on ho ... Full text Link to item Cite

Attitudes toward the Aged: What We Know and Need to Know

Journal Article Research on Aging · January 1, 1982 A review of past research shows that negative stereotypes and attitudes about the aged are widespread. We need theoretically oriented research to specify what determines the stereotypes, prejudices, and discriminations against the aged. This research shoul ... Full text Cite

The Facts On Aging Quiz: Part Two

Journal Article Gerontologist · January 1, 1981 An alternate form of the Facts on Aging Quiz is presented and documented. Pilot tests indicate that it is useful for stimulating discussion and clarifying other misconceptions about aging; for identifying frequent misconceptions; for measuring bias; and fo ... Full text Cite

Stress and adaptation in later life.

Journal Article J Gerontol · November 1979 The effects of five major life events, and of three types of resources, on the physical and social-psychological adaptation of 375 participants in a longitudinal study were examined. As expected, medical events had the most impact on physical adaptation, b ... Full text Link to item Cite

Religion and aging in a longitudinal panel.

Journal Article Gerontologist · February 1976 Full text Link to item Cite

PREDICTORS OF LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG MIDDLE-AGED PERSONS

Journal Article GERONTOLOGIST · January 1, 1975 Link to item Cite

Ageism compared to racism and sexism.

Journal Article J Gerontol · July 1973 Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors of longevity: A follow-up of the aged in chapel hill

Journal Article Gerontologist · January 1, 1973 A follow-up study of 864 aged persons found that physical mobility, education, occupation, and continued employment were all significant predictors of longevity. Mobility was the single strongest predictor, but the three socioeconomic variables accounted f ... Full text Cite