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Theological and Ethical Reflections on Care for Widows from an African Christian Perspective
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2022 This paper is a literature-based study that offers a critical analysis of widowhood from biblical and traditional African socio-cultural perspectives.
Isaac Boaheng, Samuel Boahen
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The Hallucinations of Widowhood [PDF]
BMJ, 1971 227 widows and 66 widowers were interviewed to determine the extent to which they had hallucinatory experiences of their dead spouse. The people interviewed formed 80.7% of all widowed people resident within a defined area, in mid-Wales, and 94.2% of those suitable, through the absence of incapacitating illness, for interview.Almost half the people ...
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The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood
Demographic Research, 2020 Background: Due to its young age structure and taboos on widow remarriage, India has a large and relatively young female widow population. Many of India's widows are in prime working ages.
Megan Reed
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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Previous research has demonstrated health benefits of marriage and the potential for worse outcomes during widowhood in some populations. However, few studies have assessed the relevance of widowhood and widowhood duration to a variety of ...
Jessica M. Perkins +7 more
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The Basis of John Chrysostom’s Teaching on Widowhood
Vox Patrum, 2022 The paper presents the origins of John Chrysostom's teaching on widowhood. The author analyses the most important factors that contributed to the shaping of John’s teaching aimed at widows.
Michał Konieczko, Andrzej Uciecha
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Letter or Sermon? The Analysis of Augustine’s "De Bono Viduitatis"
Vox Patrum, 2023 St. Augustine’s work De bono viduitatis written in 414 is not a treatise but a letter addressed to widow issued from a noble Roman family named Juliana. She with her daughter and mother-in-law attempts to live the consecrated way of life.
Anabela Katreničová
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine the three-way interaction between widowhood, social ties, and gender and its effects on older adults’ mental health, including depressive symptoms and life satisfaction, in the context of China.MethodsParticipants ...
Dan Tang, Christine A. Mair, Qing Hu
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Effect of widowhood on the risk of disability among the elderly in China
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 BackgroundThe deteriorating health status of widowed elderly individuals becomes an important restriction factor affecting healthy aging in China.
Jiahui Pang, Shouyi Xu, Yuanyang Wu
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Marital dissolutions and changes in mental health: Evidence from rural Malawi
Demographic Research, 2021 Background: Advancing efforts to unpack the complex relationship between marital dissolutions and health outcomes increasingly requires assessing the marital histories and health of individuals who have lived long enough to experience divorce or ...
Tyler W. Myroniuk +2 more
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Repartnering After Widowhood [PDF]
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2014 This study estimates the sex-specific prevalence of repartnering after widowhood. The main objective is to examine the competing choice between nonmarital cohabitation and remarriage as well as repartnering differentials.The study uses data from the 2007 Canadian General Social Survey and life table methods to illustrate gender and regional differences
Zheng Wu +2 more
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