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Peer reviewedMurrell, Stanley A.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1988
Interviewed older adults before and after three types of bereavement/loss: attachment bereavement (child, spouse, parent), nonattachment bereavement (sibling, grandchild, friend), and other losses (nonbereavement). Five measures of health were used. Results suggest that older adult sample handled bereavements and other losses with minimal…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bereavement, Death, Grief
Peer reviewedMoss, Miriam S.; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1993
Examined middle aged daughters' (n=107) responses to death of their mother. In first six months of bereavement, many daughters experienced themes of holding on and letting go. Depression, grief, somatic reactions, impact on sense of self, acceptance of death, and ways in which ties with mother endure were differentially associated with…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Bereavement, Daughters, Death
