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| How circumstances of widowhood and retirement affect adjustment among older men | | Author(s) | Virginia E Richardson |
| Journal title | Journal of Mental Health and Aging, vol 5, no 2, Summer 1999 |
| Pages | pp 165-174 |
| Keywords | Older men ; Mental health [elderly] ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Retirement ; Widowers ; Adjustment ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Selected variables related to widowhood and retirement are analysed among 200 older American widowers, including 165 whites and 35 African Americans. Bradburn's Affect Balance Scale was used to assess negative affect and depression. Feelings of mastery were also measured. Independent variables ranged from whether respondents were forced to retire, retired because of ill health or because of their wives' poor health, or received a retirement pension. They were also asked if they had warning before their wives died. Several control variables, specifically economic status, health, employment, and race were included. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that race, poor health, retirement pension and warnings about death were significant predictors of adjustment. Although a modest amount of variance is explained, the results reveal salient questions for future research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990729228 A |
| Classmark | BC: D: F: G3: SPA: DR: 3F: 7T |
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