Widow's Grief
The Impact of Age and Mode of Death
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justine F Ball (California State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 307-333 |
| Publication date | 1977-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/weef-n0hd-0cq5-18ty |
| OpenAlex | W2006792829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 59 |
| References cited | 42 |
Two variables (age and mode of death) were tested to discover if they could predict the intensity of the grief reaction. It was hypothesized that widows who experienced anticipatory grief would resolve the bereavement crisis in an easier manner than those experiencing the sudden death of a mate, and that younger widows would experience the effects of acute grief to a greater degree than older widows. Information was obtained by a questionnaire from eighty widows bereaved six to nine months. They were divided into three age groups (young, middle, old) and two mode of death groups (sudden death and prolonged death). It was concluded that anticipatory grief is a mitigating influence on post-mortem grief for the young bereaved widow. It appears, however, that age is a more important factor than mode of death in relating to the intensity of the grief reaction. The restlessness symptom was found to be significantly higher in young widows and the irritability symptom showed an interaction effect-high for young (sudden) and middle (prolonged) widows
Anxiety · Disenfranchised grief · Grief · Irritability · Psychiatry · Traumatic grief · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 59 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,37 |
| Citation span | 1983 - 2026 (44) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |