Adjusting to widowhood: do social networks really make it easier?
Positive and negative aspects of relations with friends and family were examined among groups of widows in focus-group discussions, where relationships mentioned were coded as positive or negative. Approximately 40% of all mentions were negative, with family members receiving more negative mentions. Family relations showed commitments involving both problematic obligations and an inability to avoid undesirable behavior. Non-family relations showed flexibility, with increases in positive relationships and decreases in negative ones.
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D000368:Aged; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support