The effect of sex differences on the subjective well-being of older widows and widowers
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jean Pearson Scott (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Vira R. Kivett
Abstract: This investigation examined the relationship between sex and the subjective well-being of older widows and widowers. The main purpose of the study was to determine the effect of sex differences on the subjective well-being of the widowed. A second objective was to determine if some factors were of differential importance to the subjective well-being of the widowed according to sex. Drawing upon role theory propositions and propositions from social exchange theory, it was hypothesized that sex would have a significant effect on the subjective well-being of older widowed adults and that men would express lower subjective well-being. A second set of hypotheses stated that income adequacy would have a greater effect on the subjective well-being of the widower in comparison to the widow and that the frequency of social participation would affect the wellbeing of widows more so than widowers.
The effect of sex differences on the subjective well-being of older widows and widowers
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Dissertation
- Language: English
- Date: 1979
- Subjects
- Older people $x Mental health $x Sex differences
- Widows $x Mental health
- Widowers $x Mental health