Arbuckle N W, de Vries B
School of Family and Nutritional Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Gerontologist. 1995 Oct;35(5):637-47. doi: 10.1093/geront/35.5.637.
Using data from Americans' Changing Lives: Wave 1, 1986, this study examined the long-term effects on the personal functioning of older women and men following the death of an adult child or a spouse. Guided by Weiss's (1993) theoretical framework, 41 bereaved parents and 143 bereaved spouses were compared to 407 nonbereaved adults on measures of perceived health, self-efficacy, depression, life satisfaction, and future orientation. Analyses revealed bereavement and gender effects and a consistent influence of the sociodemographic characteristics of education, income, and duration of bereavement on functioning.
本研究利用1986年“美国人生活变迁：第一轮”的数据，考察了成年子女或配偶去世对老年女性和男性个人机能的长期影响。在韦斯（1993年）理论框架的指导下，将41位失去亲人的父母和143位失去亲人的配偶与407位未经历丧亲之痛的成年人在感知健康、自我效能感、抑郁、生活满意度和未来取向等方面进行了比较。分析揭示了丧亲之痛和性别影响，以及教育、收入和丧亲持续时间等社会人口统计学特征对机能的持续影响。
