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Widows and widowers

ŠPATENKOVÁ, Naděžda and Jana KOČÍ

Basic information

Original name

Widows and widowers

Authors

ŠPATENKOVÁ, Naděžda (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jana KOČÍ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Praha, Ageing 2021: Proceedings of the 5th Gerontological Interdisciplinary Conference, p. 178-188, 11 pp. 2021

Publisher

Pražská vysoká škola psychosociálních studií

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50403 Social topics

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19510/21:A0000348

Organization unit

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava

ISBN

978-80-906237-4-3

ISSN

Keywords in English

older adults; widowhood; widow; widower

Tags

Reviewed
Změněno: 31/1/2022 22:17, Mgr. Jana Kočí, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The paper reflects one of the so-called great issues of age widowhood. Czech social science has not paid sufficient attention to this topic yet. The aim of our research was to describe the effects of widowhood in old age. The main research question was defined as follows: How has the life of older widows and widowers changed after the loss of their spouses? The secondary research questions were based on the holistic concept of man: What subjectively perceived impact has the loss of spouse had on the biological life (i.e. physical health) of older adults? What subjectively perceived impact has the loss of spouse had on their psychological sta-te (i.e. mental health, personality, identity)? What subjectively perceived impact has it had on their social life (i.e. social status, social contacts, economic situation)? What subjectively per-ceived impact has it had on their spiritual life (i.e. search for the meaning of life)? The findings may contribute to a better understanding of how the widowed elderly experience the loss of spouse and can help us target aid in a more effective way.
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