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Widowhood and spirituality
— coping responses to bereavement | | Author(s) | Scott T Michael, Martha R Crowther, Bettina Schmid |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 15, no 2/3, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 145-166 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Widows ; Bereavement ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Adjustment ; Literature reviews ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In the US, nearly half of women aged 65+ are widows and nearly 70% of these women live alone. Widowhood has been labelled a primarily female phenomenon because older women are three times more likely than their male counterparts to be widowed. This review article has two aims. First, it discusses the impact of widowhood on the lives of older women. Secondly, it discusses how religion and spirituality may be used as coping methods for conjugal loss. After reviewing the literature, the authors conclude that older women use religious coping as well as religious and spiritual beliefs and behaviours to facilitate positive adjustment to the loss of a spouse. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040113215 A |
| Classmark | SP: DW: EX: DR: 64A: 7T |
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