Bennett K M, Smith P T, Hughes G M
School of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Aging Ment Health. 2005 Jul;9(4):348-53. doi: 10.1080/13607860500089609.
The study investigated the relationship between depressive feelings and coping amongst older widowed men and women. Participants were interviewed about their affective experiences of widowhood and completed two depression questionnaire assessments, the Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Scale (SAD) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Participants were assessed as either coping or not coping. The results showed that both measures were effective at differentiating those who coped (Copers) from those who did not (Non-Copers) in the sample as a whole. Amongst the widows the HADS significantly differentiated the two groups. Amongst men, neither measure significantly distinguished Copers from Non-Copers. However, an examination of the interviews suggested that widowers reported depressive feelings significantly more often than widows. The results suggest that depressive feelings are associated with non-coping in older widowed people. There is also evidence to suggest that widows and widowers respond differentially to assessment measures.
该研究调查了老年丧偶男性和女性的抑郁情绪与应对方式之间的关系。研究人员就他们丧偶后的情感体验对参与者进行了访谈，并让他们完成了两项抑郁问卷调查评估，即焦虑和抑郁症状量表（SAD）以及医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）。参与者被评估为应对或未应对。结果表明，这两项测量在区分样本中应对者（Copers）和未应对者（Non-Copers）方面都是有效的。在寡妇中，HADS显著区分了这两组。在男性中，这两项测量都没有显著区分应对者和未应对者。然而，对访谈的审查表明，鳏夫报告抑郁情绪的频率明显高于寡妇。结果表明，抑郁情绪与老年丧偶者的未应对有关。也有证据表明，寡妇和鳏夫对评估测量的反应存在差异。
