Spousal death, a threat to women's health: paid work as a "resistance resource".
This study examined the paid work role as a predictor of widows' health during conjugal bereavement. The sample of widows aged 55-75 bereaved for two years prior to the study (N = 157) was identified through recorded death certificates as the surviving spouses of deceased men. Work history and work attitude were statistically significant predictors of health during bereavement.
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D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D001601:Bereavement; D003643:Death; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015399:Nursing Research; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work