Who's to blame? perceived responsibility for spousal death and psychological distress among older widowed persons

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-375

  Carr, Deborah ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCAPEGOATING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 77950749149     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650905000308     Document Type: Article

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