Weathering Widowhood
Problems and Adjustment of the Widowed during the First Year
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629466 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raymond G Carey (Director, Office of Evaluation and Research, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-174 |
| Publication date | 1980-03-01 |
| 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/vp4l-94kx-491m-1wve |
| OpenAlex | W2071620800 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 35 |
| References cited | 7 |
Widows (n = 78) and widowers (n = 41) whose spouses died at a midwest suburban hospital were interviewed thirteen to sixteen months after they were widowed. An 8–item self-report measure of adjustment-depression was developed. The article discusses the factors related to adjustment, the problems faced by the widowed during the first year of bereavement, those who helped the most during the final hospitalization and during bereavement, and finally some practical considerations for those who are concerned with the problems of the widowed. Key results showed that adjustment was more difficult for widows than for widowers, that anticipatory grief was an important factor in the adjustment of widows, and that follow-up visits by physicians and local clergy were helpful to the widowed, 25 per cent of whom were still depressed after one year
Depression (economics · Grief · Psychiatry · Sociology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Gerontology
Who suffers more? Sex differences in health risks of the widowed
Gender differences in the effects of bereavement-related psychological distress in health outcomes
Gender Differences in Adjustment to Bereavement
Widowhood, Age Heterogamy, and Health
Perceptions of grief among university students
Cognitive-behavioral factors in adjustment to adult bereavement
Risk factor profile for bereaved spouses
Death of a father
Gender differences in parental grief
The Psychological Well-Being of Older, Recent Widows
Leisure Activities, Stress, and Health among Bereaved and Non-Bereaved Elderly Men
Bereaved Parents and Support Group Participation
Forewarning of a Husband's Death
Bereavement in Very Old Age
Multiple Role Involvements and the Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement
Identifying Elderly with Coping Difficulties after Two Years of Bereavement
Expectancy of Spousal Death and Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement
Recent Bereavement from Suicide and other Deaths
The Attitudes of Men and Women concerning Gender Differences in Grief
Coping with Loss
How Women Relate to Terminally Ill Husbands and their Subsequent Adjustment to Bereavement
A Comparison of Depression in Women Bereaved of a Spouse, Child, or a Parent
Latinos and Anglos
Death and Survivorship
The Rhythms of Bereavement
Conjugal Bereavement and Well-Being of Elderly Men and Women
The Death of a Loved One
Expectation of Death, Participation in Funeral Arrangements, and Grief Adjustment
The Relationship between Sex Role Identity and a Widow's Adjustment to the Loss of a Spouse
Similarity of Perceptions of Bereavement Experiences between Widows and Professionals
Understanding Family Role Reallocation following a Death
Risk Factors in Bereavement Outcome
The Daily Consequences of Widowhood
Predictors of Loss Management and Well-Being in Later Life Widowhood and Divorce
Intimate Relationships in Later Life
| Unique citing works | 35 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2013 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 34 |