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| Coping, depressive feelings and gender differences in late life widowhood | | Author(s) | K M Bennett, P T Smith, G M Hughes |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 4, July 2005 |
| Pages | pp 348-353 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Anxiety ; Evaluation ; Widows ; Widowers ; Correlation ; North West England. |
| Annotation | The relationship was investigated between depressive feelings and coping among older widowed men and women. Participants were 46 widowed men and 45 widowed women aged 55-95 living in North West England. They were interviewed about their affective experiences of widowhood, and completed two depression questionnaire assessments: the Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Scale (SAD) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Participants were assessed as either coping or not coping. The results showed that both measures were effective at differentiating those who coped (Copers) and those who did not (Non-Copers) in the sample as a whole. Amongst the widows, the HADS significantly differentiated the two groups. Amongst men, neither measure significantly distinguished Copers from Non-Copers. However, an examination of the interviews suggested that widowers reported depressive feelings significantly more than widows. The results suggest that depressive feelings are associated with non-coping in older depressive people. There is also evidence to suggest that widows and widowers respond differentially to assessment measures. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060202222 A |
| Classmark | ENR: ENP: 4C: SP: SPA: 49: 82NW |
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