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| Late-life widowhood and meaning in life | | Author(s) | Chaya Koren, Ariela Lowenstein |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 32, no 2, June 2008 |
| Pages | pp 140-155 |
| Source | http://www.springer.com |
| Keywords | Marital status ; Widows ; Adjustment ; Life satisfaction ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The relationship between elders' marital status and length of widowhood, as well as other personal and familial resources and the sense of meaning in life, as defined by logotherapy, was tested among 180 Israeli community dwellers aged 64-95. Results show that an event such as late-life widowhood can create a loss of the sense of meaning in life. In addition, a significant difference was found between married and recently widowed elders in relation to meaning in life. Other variables that affected and explained meaning in life were subjective health, education, the quality of social support relationships, and activity level. The results support Frankl's logotherapy approach, underscoring the importance of helping older people in general, and the widowed elders in particular, to discover and create new life meanings. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091208208 A |
| Classmark | SLM: SP: DR: F:5HH: 7H6 |
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