The Feminization of Bereavement Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
| Autor: | Richard M. Allman, Jeffrey M. Roseman, Beverly R. Williams, Patricia Sawyer Baker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Gerontology Attitude to Death media_common.quotation_subject Observation period medicine.disease_cause Cohort Studies Life Change Events Gender Studies Social support Sex Factors Sex factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Psychological stress Feminization (sociology) Spouses Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Social Support Widowhood Middle Aged United States Friendship Socioeconomic Factors Female Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology Stress Psychological Bereavement Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Women & Aging. 18:3-18 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7322 0895-2841 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j074v18n03_02 |
| Popis: | We examined gender differences in frequency and sociodemographic predictors of spousal, non-spousal family, and friendship bereavement events among community-dwelling older adults using data from the UAB Study of Aging. Analysis involved a 30-month observation period of 893 subjects. There were significant differences between women and men for all types of loss. Significant differences were also found in the sociodemographic predictors of loss between and within gender categories. This study revealed the extent to which older women disproportionately bear the burden of loss and points to the need for greater attention to bereavement as a women's issue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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