Personal Strength and Finding Meaning in Conjugally Bereaved Older Adults
A Four-Year Prospective Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12095000 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Su Hyun Kim (0000-0003-4268-6437, Kyungpook National University, corresponding author), Diane K Kjervik (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Diane Kjervik (b School of Nursing, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA), Michael Belyea (0000-0001-9299-0328, Arizona State University), Eun Sook Choi (0009-0007-3282-0491, Kyungpook National University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 197-218 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2010.518425 |
| PMID | 24501843 |
| OpenAlex | W1978025377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 37 |
This study was performed to identify the patterns and mechanisms of the development of personal strength of bereaved older adults over a 4-year period after spousal death. The findings showed that while bereaved older adults, on average, experienced a moderate level of personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death with a slight increase over a 4-year period, there was a significant individual difference in the level of personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death. Finding meaning was a crucial factor influencing interindividual differences in personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death, mediating between social support and personal strength as well as caregiving strain and personal strength. Having higher religiosity was directly associated with a higher level of personal strength
Developmental psychology · Meaning (existential · Religiosity · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |