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Emotional well-being in recently bereaved widows
 — a dynamical systems approach
Author(s)Toni L Bisconti, C S Bergeman, Steven M Boker
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 59B, no 4, July 2004
Pagespp P158-P167
Sourcehttp://www.geron.org
KeywordsWidows ; Bereavement ; Emotions ; Well being ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America.
AnnotationIntra-individual variability in emotional well-being following the loss of a spouse was measured every day for 3 months in a sample of 19 recently bereaved older widows. The pattern of variability of well-being was hypothesised to be an oscillating process that damps across time. Results indicate that there was significant patterned variability in the emotional well-being adjustment. Applying dynamic systems analyses to capture variability and subsequent well-being trajectories following spousal loss is an important step in delineating the complex adjustment in widowhood. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-041130222 A
ClassmarkSP: DW: DL: D:F:5HH: 3J: 7T

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