Older Adult's Marital Status, Conversation Frequency, and Well-being in Everyday Life.
Yee To NgMeng HuoSae Hwang HanKira BirdittKaren L FingermanPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (2021)
Findings highlight the role of marital status in older adults' daily conversational experiences and compensatory processes that may occur. Widowed and divorced older adults differed from married older adults in distinct ways. Divorced older adults may compensate for lack of spouse with friends, whereas widowed older adults may benefit emotionally from engaging in conversations.
Keyphrases