Coping with bereavement in relation to different feminine gender roles.
The effect of gender role on coping with conjugal bereavement was studied in 44 Norwegian widows. A "traditional" and a "modern" feminine gender role were juxtaposed. Information was collected by two semi-structured interviews concerning coping with bereavement, and by a health inventory (UHI). The information was analysed qualitatively in relation to central elements in the coping process (appraisals, problems, coping strategies, self-evaluations of coping, future expectancies of coping, and relevance of external resources). The findings revealed considerable differences in coping between the two gender roles, favouring the modern feminine gender role.
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Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Norway.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged