WIDOWS IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES - THE SOCIAL-CONTEXT OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING

被引:17
作者
HONG, LK [1 ]
DUFF, RW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MISSOURI,DEPT PSYCHOL SOCIOL & SOCIAL WORK,ROLLA,MO 65401
关键词
HETEROSEXUAL DYADIC LIFE STYLE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MARRIED-TO-WIDOW RATIO; RELATIVE DEPRIVATION;
D O I
10.1093/geront/34.3.347
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
This study focuses on why some widows were satisfied in retirement communities and some were not. Satisfied widows were more socially active and were the majority in the community. Widows and marrieds differed in social interactions contingent on which group was in the majority. The ratio of marrieds to widows in a community may lead to different social interaction in the two groups which, in turn, may influence widows' satisfaction.
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页码:347 / 352
页数:6
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