Utz Rebecca L, Lund Dale A, Caserta Michael S, Devries Brian
Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2011;7(2-3):173-94. doi: 10.1080/15524256.2011.593154.
In this study, the authors identified personal resources, features of the marital relationship, and death circumstances that affected perceived self-competency among recently bereaved older adults. Data came from 328 widowed persons who participated in the "Living After Loss" project. Results suggested that those who had more personal resources--namely, income and good health--were the most competent in daily life tasks. Surprisingly, neither death forewarning nor marital quality improved competency after widowhood. Higher competency was associated with more positive mental health outcomes, suggesting that grief is complicated by the need to enhance and/or restore daily life activities as well as the need to deal with the sadness associated with the loss.
在本研究中，作者确定了影响近期丧偶老年人自我能力认知的个人资源、婚姻关系特征及死亡情形。数据来自参与“丧偶后生活”项目的328名丧偶者。结果表明，那些拥有更多个人资源（即收入和健康状况良好）的人在日常生活任务中能力最强。令人惊讶的是，死亡预警和婚姻质量在丧偶后均未提高能力。更高的能力与更积极的心理健康结果相关，这表明悲伤因增强和/或恢复日常生活活动的需求以及应对与失去相关的悲伤的需求而变得复杂。
