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Cicirelli, Victor
Professor, Developmental Area

Contact
Address:
703 Third Street
PSYC, room 1254
West Lafayette
IN 47907 USA

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Telephone: (765) 494-6925

Information: Ph.D., Michigan, 1964, Educational Psychology
Ph.D., Michigan State, 1971, Developmental Psychology

Curriculum Vitae

Major research interests:
(1) parent-child and sibling relationships in the aging family; (2) family care of the aged; (3) decision-making in the aging family, (4) creative problem solving and cognitive intervention in the aged; (5) death and dying.

Recent Publications:


Cicirelli, V. G. (in press). Religious and non-religious spirituality in relation to death acceptance or rejection. Death Studies.

Cicirelli, V. G. (in press). Elders’ attitudes toward extending the healthy life span. Journal of Aging Studies, 25(4).

Cicirelli, V. G. (2010). Attachment relationships in old age. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 191-199.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2009). Sibling loss and death fear in relation to depressive symptomatology in older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 69B, P24-P32.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2008). Sibling relationships: Later life. In D. Carr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the life course and human development. Vol. 3. Later life (pp. 367-370). Detroit: Macmillan Reference.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2007). End of life decisions: Research findings and implications. In A. Tomer, P. T. Wong, & G. Eliason (Eds.),Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 115-138). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2006). Fear of death in mid-old age. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science, 61B, P75-P81.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2006). Caregiving decision making by mothers and adult children: Process and expected outcome. Psychology and Aging, 21, 209-221.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2006). Can science and Christian religion coexist: Compatibility or conflict? In S. D. Ambrose (Ed.), Religion and psychology: New research (pp. 271-290). Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Cicirelli, V. G. (2006). Siblings. In R. Schulz (Ed.), The encyclopedia of aging (4th ed.; Vol. 2, pp. 1072-1075). New York: Springer.