Reactions of Older Women to the Death of Their Close Friends

Bibliographic Data

ID13629447
AuthorsKaren A Roberto (0000-0003-1153-1811, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, corresponding author), Pat Ianni Stanis (University of Northern Colorado, Greeley)
Year1994
Volume29
Issue1
Pages17-27
Publication date1994-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/kkgd-hr3f-cky4-58pm
OpenAlexW2011204221
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited19

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