Does marriage protect older people from distress? The role of equity and recency of bereavement

Mariet Hagedoorn; Nico W. Van Yperen; James Coyne; Cornelia H. A. van Jaarsveld; Adelita V. Ranchor; Eric van Sonderen; Robbert Sanderman

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.21.3.611

Does marriage protect older people from distress? The role of equity and recency of bereavement

Mariet Hagedoorn^*, Nico W. Van Yperen, James Coyne, Cornelia H. A. van Jaarsveld, Adelita V. Ranchor, Eric van Sonderen, Robbert Sanderman

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Abstract

The association between marital status and distress was examined in a largely neglected group, namely older people (65 and older; N = 1,649). In this 2-wave study, married persons were less distressed than single persons, but perceived equity within the marriage and recency of bereavement qualified these findings. Married persons who felt inequitably treated were more distressed than persons who had always been single. Married persons reported less distress than recently (= 2 years ago) widowed persons, but only equitably treated married persons reported less distress than persons widowed for more than 2 years. Increased distress between the 2 waves occurred in recently widowed persons, and there was a decrease in distress in persons who were widowed shortly before the 1st wave. No gender effects were found

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	611-620
Number of pages	10
Journal	Psychology and Aging
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.21.3.611
Publication status	Published - Sept-2006

Keywords

gender
aging
single
widowed
crisis theory
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE
MARITAL-STATUS TRANSITIONS
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS
INTIMATE-RELATIONSHIPS
LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS
EXCHANGE-ORIENTATION
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
GENDER DIFFERENCES

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