The Relationship between Sex Role Identity and a Widow's Adjustment to the Loss of a Spouse

Bibliographic Data

ID13629862
AuthorsLinda J Solie (University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Lois J Fielder (University of Minnesota)
Year1988
Volume18
Issue1
Pages33-40
Publication date1988-02-01
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/g47x-bmpk-vrpl-ypju
OpenAlexW2010954235
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a widow's sex role identity and adjustment to the loss of a spouse. Two hypotheses were set forth: 1) Androgynous widows experience a more positive adjustment than feminine, masculine, or undifferentiated widows, and 2) Undifferentiated widows experience the most difficult adjustment of the four sex role groups. The Bem Sex Role Inventory was used to categorize widows ( N=45) into sex role groups, and the Health Adjustment, Social Adjustment, and Emotional Adjustment scales of the Bell Adjustment Inventory and the Carey Adjustment/Depression Scale for Widows were used to measure adjustment levels. Significant between group differences were found on the Health and Social Adjustment scales ( p<.05), with all sex role group means generally falling in the direction hypothesized. Results of this study suggest a relationship between behavioral flexibility as reflected in sex role identity and loss adjustment

Androgyny · Categorization · Developmental psychology · Flexibility (engineering · Identity (music · Masculinity · Spouse · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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