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| The relationship between external events and affect states in older people | | Author(s) | Laraine Winter, M Powell Lawton, Robin J Casten |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 50, no 2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 85-96 |
| Keywords | Well being ; Bereavement ; Marriage ; Married couples ; Widows ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Long-term and moderately short-term effects of bereavement and marriage on psychological well-being (PWB) in older people were investigated. The aspect of PWB examined was the prevalence of six affects rated in terms of their frequency during the previous year in four groups: recently widowed, recently married, and widowed and married older people unselected for length of time in those marital statuses. As predicted, both length of time in the marital status and congruence between the positive event (marriage) and positive affect, and between congruence of the negative event (bereavement and negative affect) were associated with group differences. Depressive affect was greatest in the recently bereaved; but the other groups did not differ for depression. Positive affect was greatest in the recently married, and other groups did not differ in that respect. Hostility, anxiety, shyness, and contentment were not predicted to differ between groups; in fact, contentment was least in the bereaved; shyness was least among the recently married; and hostility was lowest in those long-widowed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001019205 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: DW: SL: SM: SP: 3F: 7T |
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