Marital Desolation and the Evaluation of Everyday Life in Old Age.

Gubrium, Jaber F.

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ERIC Number: EJ092514

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1974

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Marital Desolation and the Evaluation of Everyday Life in Old Age

Gubrium, Jaber F.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 36, 1, 107-113, Feb 74

The main hypothesis tested was that relative isolation (desolation) as reflected in becoming widowed or divorced, rather than absolute isolation, which includes the widowed, divorced, and the single, is related to negative evaluations. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Marital Status, Older Adults, Self Concept, Social Adjustment, Social Isolation, Widowed

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