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| The unique contribution of key existential factors to the prediction of psychological well-being of older adults following spousal loss | | Author(s) | P S Fry |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 41, no 1, February 2001 |
| Pages | pp 69-81 |
| Keywords | Well being ; Older men ; Older women ; Bereavement ; Religion ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | A number of measures to assess psychological well-being, sociodemographic standing, social resources and religious and spiritual resources were administered to a volunteer sample of widows and widowers to test the hypothesis that existential factors such as personal meaning, religiosity and spirituality are more potent predictors of psychological well-being than are previously hypothesised variables of sociodemographic, social support and physical factors. A hierarchical regression analysis of the data supported the hypothesis that existential factors are major contributors to older people's psychological well-being following loss of a spouse. Findings showed that widowers, compared to widows, scored lower on the measure of psychological well-being. Implications of the findings are discussed for practitioners working with bereaved spouses; and suggestions made for further research concerning bereavement and psychological well-being. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010622205 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: BC: BD: DW: TR: EX: 3F: 7T |
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