Correlates of enduring distress patterns following bereavement: social network, life situation and personality
- 1 May 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Psychological Medicine
- Vol. 12 (4), 783-788
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700049084
Abstract
Synopsis In a 2-year study of conjugal bereavement, 26 of 99 women remained highly distressed throughout the course of the study. Of the remaining 73 women, 30 never gave evidence of ‘high distress’. Deficits in social support, health and financial problems correlate with enduring ‘high distress’. Personality traits consonant with a socially acceptable and expected ‘widow role’ were found to differentiate the women with enduring ‘low distress’.Keywords
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