The current study examines whether widowed persons engage in health-related coping strategies (H-RCS) (ie. smoking, drinking, and physical inactivity) as an initial result of spousal loss. It is hypothesized that widowed persons with greater levels of social support, religiosity, income, and self-efficacy will be less likely to engage in health-related coping behaviors than their counterparts. Utilizing secondary data from the Changing Lives of Older Couples (CLOC) study, the proposed relationship between widowhood and health-related coping strategies is examined across three available waves of panel data collected 6 months, 12 months, and 18 months after spousal loss. Findings from the current study may serve to provide a model for positive adjustment to spousal loss.
Book Details: |
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ISBN-13: |
978-3-639-70035-0 |
ISBN-10: |
363970035X |
EAN: |
9783639700350 |
Book language: |
English |
By (author) : |
Tariqah Nuriddin |
Number of pages: |
140 |
Published on: |
2013-12-20 |
Category: |
Sociology |