Effects on life satisfaction of older adults after child and spouse bereavement.

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Abstract

Few studies have compared the impact of different familial losses on life satisfaction (LS). Furthermore, there is a lack of research on the effect of having lost both a child and a spouse among older adults.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Aging Ment Health

Title: Aging & mental health

Publisher: Informa UK Limited

ISSN (Electronic): 1364-6915

ISSN (Print): 1360-7863

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2017

Volume: 21

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology , Linneaus University , Växjö , Sweden.

[2 ] b School of Health Science , Blekinge Institute of Technology , Karlskrona , Sweden.

Article

DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1135874

PubMed ID: 26768164

SO-VID: 0e02d808-f02f-4d24-b4c5-9ca29029be49

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Keywords: Child and spouse bereavement,life satisfaction,older age

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Keywords: Child and spouse bereavement, life satisfaction, older age

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