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GERONTOLOGIST
卷 41, 期 1, 页码 69-81出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/geront/41.1.69
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spousal loss; psychological well-being; personal meaning; religiosity; spirituality
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Purpose: This study examined the unique contribution of key existential factors to the prediction of psychological wellbeing of older adults following spousal loss. Design and Method: A number of measures to assess psychological wellbeing, sociodemographic standing, social resources, and religious and spiritual resources were administered to a volunteer sample of widows and widowers to test the hypothesis that existential factors such as personal meaning, religiosity, and spirituality are more potent predictors of psychological well-being than are previously hypothesized variables of sociodemographic, social support, and physical factors. Results: A hierarchical regression analysis of the data supported the hypothesis that existential factors are major contributors to psychological well-being of older adults following spousal loss. Findings showed that widowers, compared to widows, scored lower on the measure of psychological well-being. Implications: Implications of the findings are discussed for practitioners working with bereaved spouses; suggestions for further research concerning bereavement and psychological well-being are made.
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