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| The contribution of small life events to the psychological distress of married and widowed older women | | Author(s) | Melissa E Murdock, Charles A Guarnaccia, Bert Hayslip |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 10, no 2, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 3-22 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Stress ; Older women ; Married persons ; Widows ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The contribution of small life events to the prediction of general psychological distress was examined for 50 married and 21 recently widowed older women in Denton, Texas, United States (US). These two groups were contrasted as having or not having experienced an uncontrollable major life stressor (i.e., the recent death of a spouse). Negative small life events (i.e., daily hassles such as aches and pains, being late for an appointment, or arguments with friends) contributed above and beyond general demographic factors; conjugal bereavement status; social support; other major life events; and the interaction of these life events and social support in the prediction of general psychological distress. Results support assessing negative small life events as well as major life events for both married and recently widowed older women. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980406403 A |
| Classmark | QNH: BD: SLP: SP: 7T |
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