Researchers have documented that widows have lower levels of subjective well-being than married individuals, but we still know little about how the regional and national contexts affect the impact of widowhood on well-being. Building on social capital theory and using data from 5 rounds of the european social survey (n= 119,292 people, 206 regions, 23 countries), the authors tested how marital status composition at the national and regional levels affects the well-being of widows. Widows fare worse in countries with high proportions of married people and in regions and countries with high proportions of widowed persons. The proportion of married individuals at the regional level does not affect their well-being. These results are in line wi...
We assess (i) whether being married is a protective factor against socio-economic inequalities in su...
Objectives. Despite the large body of literature on bereavement, little is known about the impact of...
Using Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) data for the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and ...
Researchers have documented that widows have lower levels of subjective well-being than married indi...
markdownabstractResearchers have documented that widows have lower levels of subjective well-being t...
Both coresidence patterns and the reported well-being of older people vary widely across Europe for ...
Purpose: Becoming widowed is a stressful health-threatening event causing major life changes. We exp...
This study examines to what extent the often found association between marital status and self-asses...
This study examines to what extent the often found association between marital status and self-asses...
Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, 2004-17) and time diar...
Both coresidence patterns and the reported well-being of older people vary widely across Europe for ...
We assess (i) whether being married is a protective factor against socio-economic inequalities in su...
Spousal loss is a common experience associated with old age, and a major life-event that entails a p...
We assess (i) whether being married is a protective factor against socio-economic inequalities in su...
Objectives. Despite the large body of literature on bereavement, little is known about the impact of...
Using Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) data for the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and ...
Researchers have documented that widows have lower levels of subjective well-being than married indi...
markdownabstractResearchers have documented that widows have lower levels of subjective well-being t...
Both coresidence patterns and the reported well-being of older people vary widely across Europe for ...
Purpose: Becoming widowed is a stressful health-threatening event causing major life changes. We exp...
This study examines to what extent the often found association between marital status and self-asses...
This study examines to what extent the often found association between marital status and self-asses...
Using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE, 2004-17) and time diar...
Both coresidence patterns and the reported well-being of older people vary widely across Europe for ...
We assess (i) whether being married is a protective factor against socio-economic inequalities in su...
Spousal loss is a common experience associated with old age, and a major life-event that entails a p...
We assess (i) whether being married is a protective factor against socio-economic inequalities in su...
Objectives. Despite the large body of literature on bereavement, little is known about the impact of...
Using Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF) data for the United States, Germany, Great Britain, and ...