Single Older Women Who Applied for the Giving Life More LUSTRE Course: Are They the Target Group That Was Aimed for?

Abstract

The present study investigated whether the women who applied for the self-management of well-being course Giving life more LUSTRE can be considered the target group that was intended. By comparing the course applicants with a random sample of community dwelling single women, it was found that, as expected, course applicants scored worse on well-being, loneliness, and negative affect, but not on positive affect, nor on self-management ability. It is concluded that the target group was reached only partly and that—even though the course has shown to be effective—a more specific recruitment procedure may further enhance its effectiveness.

This study was made possible by a grant from St. Sluyterman van Loo.

Notes

^aDifferent measures were used for questioning marital status, therefore this difference could not be tested.

∗∗p < .01, ∗∗∗p < .001.

∗p < .05, ∗∗p < .01, ∗∗∗p < .001.