Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ532012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Participation in Leisure Activities by Older Adults after a Stressful Life Event: The Loss of a Spouse.
Patterson, Ian
International Journal of Aging & Human Development, v42 n2 p123-42 1996
Sought to establish if frequent participation in leisure activities helped widows and widowers adapt to widowhood and maintain lower stress levels. Sixty recently bereaved widows (n=43) and widowers (n=17) who were living in an Australian city were selected for the study. No significant differences were found in age, gender, income, or type of employment of widows and widowers. (KW)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Coping, Death, Leisure Time, Life Events, Life Satisfaction, Marital Status, Older Adults, Spouses, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Well Being, Widowed
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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