Economic Change at Mid-Life Widowhood
A Longitudinal Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2587865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie A Morgan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 899 |
| Publication date | 1981-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/351346 |
| OpenAlex | W2038878559 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 5 |
Widowhood has been found to have a negative association with the financial well-being of women in cross-sectional studies. In this study cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses are compared in a national sample of women widowed in mid-life. Results of the cross-sectional analysis replicate previous findings, but longitudinal comparisons fail to demonstrate a significant decline in income or financial well-being upon the death of spouses. The data also show the anticipated shift toward major reliance on earnings of the widow and Social Security benefits. Longitudinal findings suggest that many sample members were already poor prior to widowhood; consequently, widowhood is not the major cause of poverty in this group
Cross-sectional study · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economics · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Poverty · Sample (material · Sociology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2024 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |