Thompson L W, Gallagher-Thompson D, Futterman A, Gilewski M J, Peterson J
Older Adult and Family Research and Resource Center, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, California 94304.
Psychol Aging. 1991 Sep;6(3):434-41. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.6.3.434.
Self-report measures of grief, depression, and general psychopathology were studied in widows and widowers over a 2.5-year period following death of their partner. A comparison sample of men and women was also followed for the same period. Differences in severity of depression and psychopathology previously reported at 2 months postloss (Gallagher, Breckenridge, Thompson, & Peterson, 1983) diminished to nonsignificant levels at 12 and 30 months. However, significant differences between bereaved and comparison subjects on measures of grief were still apparent 30 months after spousal loss. A main effect of gender for depression and psychopathology (but not for grief) was found at 2 and 12 months: Women reported more distress than men regardless of bereavement status. Results indicate that the experience of grief persists for at least 30 months in both older men and women who have lost their spouse.
在配偶去世后的2.5年时间里，对寡妇和鳏夫的悲伤、抑郁及一般精神病理学的自我报告测量进行了研究。同时，对一个由男性和女性组成的对照样本也进行了为期相同的跟踪研究。先前报告的在丧亲后2个月时抑郁和精神病理学严重程度的差异（加拉格尔、布雷肯里奇、汤普森和彼得森，1983年）在12个月和30个月时减小到无显著水平。然而，在配偶去世30个月后，丧亲者与对照对象在悲伤测量方面仍存在显著差异。在2个月和12个月时发现了抑郁和精神病理学方面（但不是悲伤方面）的性别主效应：无论丧亲状况如何，女性报告的痛苦都比男性更多。结果表明，丧偶的老年男性和女性中，悲伤情绪至少会持续30个月。
