Reactions of Older Women to the Death of Their Close Friends

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13629447
AutoresKaren A Roberto (0000-0003-1153-1811, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, autor de correspondencia), Pat Ianni Stanis (University of Northern Colorado, Greeley)
Año1994
Volumen29
Número1
Páginas17-27
Fecha de publicación1994-08-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/kkgd-hr3f-cky4-58pm
OpenAlexW2011204221
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas19

In this study we examined the reactions of thirty-eight older women to the death of their close friends. The sense of loss that the women felt when their close friends died resulted in the development of new and closer relationships with other friends and relatives. The women's primary advice to others who had lost a close friend was to remember their friend, seek out new friendships, and be active. Differences in the women's responses were observed according to their age, marital status, and health. Results pointed to the need for increased recognition, research, and support of individuals who experience the death of close friends in later life

Developmental psychology · Friendship · Marital status · Population · Sociology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology