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Black, Helen K.; Rubinstein, Robert L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2013
This study is based on original research that explored family reaction to the death of an elderly husband and father. We interviewed 34 families (a family included a widow and two adult biological children) approximately 6 to 10 months after the death. In one-on-one interviews, we discussed family members' initial reaction to the death, how the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Intimacy, Death, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Chalise, Hom Nath; Kai, Ichiro; Saito, Tami – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2010
The aim of this study was to analyze the situation of social support exchange among elderly men and women and to study the cross-cultural validity of predictors of loneliness in two Nepalese castes/ethnicities of older adults. Data for this study were taken from a cross-sectional study of the elderly at least 60 years old living in one ward of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Older Adults, Measures (Individuals), Gender Differences
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Ducharme, Francine; Levesque, Louise; Zarit, Steven H.; Lachance, Lise; Giroux, Francine – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
This one-year longitudinal study carried out on a sample of 232 older husband caregivers sought to describe changes in psychological distress and self-perceived health, and to examine relationships between factors drawn primarily from Pearlin's model of caregiving and changes in these two health outcomes. Prediction analyses shows that nearly two…
Descriptors: Spouses, Caregivers, Self Efficacy, Older Adults