The Search for Meaning in Life Through Continuing and/or Transforming the Bond to a Deceased Spouse in Late Life

Bereavement is an ongoing process of negotiation and meaning-making in which widows and widowers make sense of the changed nature of their relationship with their deceased spouse. We analyzed the experiences of meaning in life among older widows and widowers (aged 65+) using interpretative phenomeno...

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Authors: Vähäkangas, Auli (Author) ; Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria (Author) ; Ojalammi, Jonna (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science Business Media B. V. 2022
In: Pastoral psychology
Year: 2022, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-59
Further subjects:B Bereavement
B Late life
B Widowhood
B Continuing bond
B meaning in life
B Transforming bond
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