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Perceptions of Competencies Needed by Older Adults for Independent Living

Department of Child and Family Studies, Weber State College, Ogden, UT 84408

Carilyn K. Norris

Department of Vocational Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523

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.

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, 79-89 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X8601500201


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