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Post-bereavement experiences of older widowers: A qualitative investigation
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Dissertation
Post-bereavement experiences of older widowers: A qualitative investigation
2005
Overview
The current dissertation examined older widowers' constructed experiences regarding post-bereavement events. This study used naturalistic inquiry methods within a constructivist perspective to study these experiences. Previous research suggests that older men face difficult challenges after the loss of their wives. These challenges include higher rates of suicide, depression, health problems, and mortality than widows. Furthermore, widowers often face this transition with fewer social resources and poorer coping styles. Despite these concerns, older widowers have been studied much less frequently than older widows. The occurrence of “experiencing” a deceased spouse is frequently referred to in the popular media, but has been rarely studied. The term “post-bereavement experiences,” was used in reference to sense of presence experiences and perceptual experiences regarding the deceased. The participants were six widowers between the ages of 63 and 86, had reported at least one post-bereavement experience, and had been widowed for more than 14 months. The participants were interviewed several times in regards to their constructions of their post-bereavement experiences. Based on each participant's answers to initial overview questions, follow-up questions were asked of all the widowers. This allowed for in-depth exploration of themes that the participants originally described. A brief biographical sketch was provided for each participant. The themes regarding post-bereavement events as described by the widowers were also presented. The results suggest that there are a wide variety of descriptions of post-bereavement experiences. Additionally, the widowers' explanations of their post-bereavement experiences generally matched their religious/spiritual worldview. The participants used both internal and external sources of their post-bereavement events to explain their experiences. The constructions of post-bereavement experiences are discussed in relation to two theories regarding grief including continued attachment and attachment theory. Finally, the implications of the study and suggestions for future research are presented.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
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ISBN
0542268132, 9780542268137
