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Cohort and gender differences in psychosocial adjustment to later-life widowhood

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2016
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Perrig-Chiello, P., Spahni, S., Höpflinger, F., & Carr, D. (2016). Cohort and gender differences in psychosocial adjustment to later-life widowhood. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(4), 765–774. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbv004

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Objectives. Despite the large body of literature on bereavement, little is known about the impact of sociohistorical context on individual reactions to spousal loss. This study examines the effect of marital status, time period and gender on physical and mental health, and whether reported difficulties following spousal loss differ at 2 distinctive time periods. Method. Two cohorts of older bereaved persons (n = 753) in Switzerland, surveyed in 1979 and 2011, were compared regarding their reports of difficulties related to marital los

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  • Perrig-Chiello, Pasqualina
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  • Spahni, Stefanie
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  • Höpflinger, François
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  • Carr, Deborah
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71

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4

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765

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774

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Bereavement, Depressive symptoms, Gender, Marital status, Social change, Widowhood

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English

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2016-07-01

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2018-10-09

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1079-5014

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159 since deposited on 2018-10-09
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220 since deposited on 2018-10-09
Acq. date: 2025-11-12

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Perrig-Chiello, P., Spahni, S., Höpflinger, F., & Carr, D. (2016). Cohort and gender differences in psychosocial adjustment to later-life widowhood. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71(4), 765–774. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbv004

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