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| Early parental loss, recent life events, and changes in health among older adults | | Author(s) | Neal Krause |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 10, no 4, November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 395-421 |
| Keywords | Health [elderly] ; Death ; Stress ; Pensions ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to examine whether older adults who lost a parent early in life are more vulnerable to the effects of recent stressful events than older people who were raised in an intact home. Data from a US nationwide longitudinal survey of older people provided support for this view. The findings showed that the combined effects of early parental loss and recent stressful events were associated with a decline over time in global self-rated health, as well as the number of acute and chronic conditions. In contrast, significant effects failed to emerge with functional disability. The authors suggest that only certain kinds of recent event (i.e., stressors arising in highly valued roles) act together with early parental loss to compromise health in later life. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981109401 A |
| Classmark | CC: CW: QNH: JJ: 7T |
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