In this review, we summarize and critically evaluate the major empirical, conceptual, and
theoretical directions that studies of aging families have taken during the first decade of the …

This systematic review examines the relationship between late-life spousal bereavement
and changes in routine health behaviors. We review six behavioral domains/modifiable risk …

After we review the basic distinctions among types of stress, and between the biological and
engineering models for stress, we elaborate a two-way classification of stressors, based on …

Objectives This study investigated whether widowhood status has an effect on cognitive
decline among older adults in the United States. Design Longitudinal analysis of existing …

Objectives: This study queries the linkage of older adults' spousal loss to multiple
dimensions of their health. Methods: Data are from the 2005-2006 National Social Life …

Objectives Our study compares two types of later life marital dissolution that occur after age
50—divorce and widowhood—and their associations with repartnership status (ie …

This study was designed to test the effectiveness of the Dual Process Model (DPM) of coping
with bereavement. The sample consisted of 298 recently widowed women (61%) and men …

Despite a large body of research on the effects of widowhood on health, little is known about
whether spousal loss is related to functional impairment in widowed persons. This study …

We use data from the Changing Lives of Older Couples (CLOC) study to investigate the
extent to which:(1) five personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional …

Over the last 200 years, where, when and how Americans die has changed dramatically.
Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, most deaths occurred with little warning …