Divorcees and widows: similarities and differences.
Based on findings from age-standardized survey data, divorced women feel more restricted in their relationships with others and have less favorable attitudes toward their ex-spouses than do widows. The greater clarity of the widowed role may provide more social support and ease adjustment to the end of a marriage for the widow in ways unavailable to the still somewhat stigmatized status of the divorcee.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D012380:Role; D012725:Sexual Behavior