Being Single in Late-Life: Single Strain, Moderating Resources, and Distress

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dc.contributor.advisorSchieman, Scotten_US
dc.contributor.authorPudrovska, Tetyanaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-06-04T06:01:41Z
dc.date.available2004-06-04T06:01:41Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-06en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing a sample of 532 nonmarried adults over age 65 residing in the District of Columbia and two adjoining Maryland counties, this study examines "single strain"--the strain of not being married or not living with a partner in late-life. First, I consider how social and economic statuses affect exposure of nonmarried elders to single strain. Second, I study how sociodemographic characteristics and psychosocial resources moderate the effect of single strain on mental health. Results of multiple OLS regression analyses indicate that while social statuses influence elders' exposure to single strain, the differential emotional responsiveness of nonmarried older adults to single strain is largely unaffected by their sociodemographic characteristics. In contrast, mastery and self-esteem are powerful moderating resources: Nonmarried elders with high mastery and self-esteem are less adversely affected by single strain than those with lower levels of intrapsychic resources.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/1535
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSociology, Individual and Family Studiesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmarital statusen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledagingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledstress processen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmasteryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledself-esteemen_US
dc.titleBeing Single in Late-Life: Single Strain, Moderating Resources, and Distressen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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