The long-term effects of later life spousal and parental bereavement on personal functioning

The long-term effects of later life spousal and parental bereavement on personal functioning

Arbuckle NW; de Vries B

The Gerontologist

1995

Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Aged; Age Factors; Sex Factors; Life Change Events; Time Factors; Sampling Studies; Regression Analysis; quality of life; Adaptation; Psychological; bereavement; Family/psychology; Bereavement Leave Policy Paper; Widowhood/psychology

Using data from Americans' Changing Lives: Wave 1, 1986, this study examined the long-term effects on the personal functioning of older women and men following the death of an adult child or a spouse. Guided by Weiss's (1993) theoretical framework, 41 bereaved parents and 143 bereaved spouses were compared to 407 nonbereaved adults on measures of perceived health, self-efficacy, depression, life satisfaction, and future orientation. Analyses revealed bereavement and gender effects and a consistent influence of the sociodemographic characteristics of education, income, and duration of bereavement on functioning.

1995

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