The Effect of Widowhood on Older Adults' Social Participation | Zendy

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The Effect of Widowhood on Older Adults' Social Participation

Author(s) -

Rebecca Utz,

Deborah Carr,

Randolph M. Nesse,

Camille B. Wortman

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/42.4.522

Subject(s) - spouse , social engagement , social support , attendance , gerontology , psychology , social relation , social psychology , sociology , medicine , political science , social science , anthropology , law

This study evaluated how levels of social participation change as a result of late-life widowhood. Social participation is a multidimensional construct incorporating both formal (e.g., meeting attendance, religious participation, and volunteer obligations) and informal (e.g., telephone contact and social interactions with friends) social roles.

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