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Widowhood Adjustment

Widowhood Adjustment is a psychosocial construct that denotes the process by which an individual adapts to the loss of a spouse, distinguished from other bereavement processes by its focus on the reorganization of identity, social roles, and daily functioning following marital bereavement.

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282

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157

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2017–2026

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152

Gender Differences in Adjustment to Bereavement: An Empirical and Theoretical Review

Margaret Stroebe, Wolfgang Stroebe, Henk Schut · Review of General Psychology · 2001 · 333 citations · Full text

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Health After Bereavement

Murray C. Parkes, Richard J. Brown · Psychosomatic Medicine · 1972 · 312 citations

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Marital Quality and Psychological Adjustment to Widowhood Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis

Deborah Carr, J. S. House, Ronald C. Kessler et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2000 · 306 citations

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Widowhood in an American City.

Sharon Price‐Bonham, Helena Znaniecki Lopata · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1976 · 301 citations

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The effects of widowhood on physical and mental health, health behaviors, and health outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative.

Sara Wilcox, Kelly R. Evenson, Aaron K. Aragaki et al. · Health Psychology · 2003 · 277 citations

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Authors

282

  1. DC
    Deborah Carr

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    7 publications · 855 citations

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  2. HZ
    Helena Znaniecka Lopata

    Loyola University Chicago, United States

    7 publications · 355 citations

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  3. SR
    Stephen R. Shuchter

    University of California San Diego, United States

    5 publications · 336 citations

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  4. SZ
    Sidney Zisook

    University of California San Diego, United States

    5 publications · 336 citations

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  5. KB
    Kate Bennett

    University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 183 citations

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Institutions

157

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    578 citations

  2. Loyola University Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    491 citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    445 citations

  4. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    329 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    445 citations

  6. Institute on Aging

    San Francisco, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    447 citations

  7. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    744 citations

  8. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    332 citations

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Venues

  1. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

    12 publications · 355 citations

    11

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  2. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 198 citations

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  4. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    6 publications · 643 citations

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  5. The Gerontologist

    6 publications · 292 citations

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