Childhood memories, family ties, sibling support and loneliness in ever-widowed older adults: quantitative and qualitative results
| Autor: | Jenny de Jong Gierveld, Eva-Maria Merz |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), Sociology, The Social Context of Aging (SoCA) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Coping (psychology)
Health (social science) Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject sibling support 050109 social psychology Qualitative property family ties childhood memories Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 030502 gerontology loneliness medicine widowhood 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences media_common 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Loneliness Social research Feeling Spouse SSCI Grief Childhood memory Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Gierveld, J & Merz, E M 2016, ' Childhood memories, family ties, sibling support and loneliness in ever-widowed older adults: quantitative and qualitative results ', Ageing and Society, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 534-561 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X14001329 Ageing & Society, 36(3), 534-561. Cambridge University Press Ageing and Society, 36(3), 534-561. Cambridge University Press |
| ISSN: | 0144-686X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0144686x14001329 |
| Popis: | Family relationships play a major role in individuals' lives and can be a source of comfort, support and protection during the entire lifecourse. Particularly in the context of life events, such as widowhood, family relationships may be salient for (older) adults in coping with feelings of grief, loss and loneliness. Using Dutch survey data and 18 in-depth interviews from a sub-sample, this study examines the role of family relationships through the lifespan in reducing loneliness among ever-widowed older adults (i.e. persons who have at some time during their life experienced the death of a spouse). Particular attention was paid to childhood memories, family ties and support from siblings. Quantitative analyses examined associations between loneliness and childhood experiences of relationships with parents, family ties and sibling support. Qualitative data elucidated how ever-widowed adults recall relations with parents and siblings and experience current family relations. Quantitative and qualitative data showed that emotional support from siblings reduced loneliness. Additionally, positive memories of childhood relationships and current family ties were negatively related to loneliness. In times of ever-increasing longevity, work detailing how family relationships across the lifecourse are supportive in alleviating loneliness is a key issue on the social research and policy agenda. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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