Widowed Young Parents
Changing Perspectives on Remarriage and Cohabitation Rates and Their Determinants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Somer Bishop (0000-0002-2592-4715, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Somer L Bishop (University of Michigan), Albert C Cain (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 299-312 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| 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/n50w-agnc-0mxa-ep9b |
| OpenAlex | W2027701213 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 12 |
This study investigated the incidence and determinants of remarriage and cohabitation among a sample of 35 widowed parents of school-aged children. Data from a U. S. longitudinal study of parentally bereaved children, with surviving parents of mean age 41, revealed—by contrast with prior findings and general lore—that virtually half (47. 5%) of the widows and widowers were either remarried or in substantial cohabitation relationships within five years post-death. Contrary to previous findings, there were no differences in remarriage rates between men and women. Other factors expected to influence the likelihood of remarriages, such as number and age of children, did not; income change pre–post death was a determinant for widows, as was widow's age within this relatively young sample of widows. There was a trend for surviving parents who exhibited fewer symptoms of psychopathology (on the BSI) at the initial Wave I assessment to more likely be remarried or cohabiting at Wave II than those exhibiting higher levels of psychopathology at the initial assessment. Possible interpretations of the divergence between prior reports or assumptions and these data are noted, as is the importance of studying the role of surviving parent remarriage and/or cohabitation(s) intrinsically, and correspondingly, their effects upon parentally bereaved children
Cohabitation · Developmental psychology · Divergence (linguistics · Geography · Longitudinal study · Psychopathology · Remarriage · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |