A comparison of widowhood and well-being among older Greek and British-Australian migrant women

G Panagiotopoulos, R Walker, M Luszcz - Journal of Aging Studies, 2013 - Elsevier
The impact of widowhood on well-being has been well-documented, but to date has not
focused extensively on the experience of older migrants who have aged in a foreign land …

'Is Anybody Listening?'The Experiences of Widowhood for Older Australian Women Susan Feldman, MA

S Feldman, JE Byles, R Beaumont - Journal of Women & Aging, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
This paper discusses preliminary findings from participants in the baseline survey of the
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (Women's Health Australia: WHA) who …

Ethno-cultural diversity in the experience of widowhood in later life: Chinese widows in Canada

A Martin-Matthews, CE Tong, CJ Rosenthal… - Journal of aging …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract This paper utilizes Helena Znaniecka Lopata's concept of life frameworks as a lens
through which to understand the experience of widowhood amongst elderly Chinese …

Psychological well-being of older Chinese immigrants living in Australia: a comparison with older Caucasians

X Lin, C Bryant, J Boldero, B Dow - International psychogeriatrics, 2016 - cambridge.org
Background: Few current studies explore psychological well-being among older Chinese
immigrants in Australia. The study addressed this gap and provided preliminary data on …

Managing widowhood in later life: The challenges encountered

T Collins - International Journal of Therapy and …, 2014 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background/aim Widowhood in later life is a transition experienced by many older people,
particularly older women. This paper explores the challenges encountered by a group of …

Examining the 16-year trajectories of mental health and wellbeing through the transition into widowhood

RA Burns, CJ Browning, HL Kendig - International psychogeriatrics, 2015 - cambridge.org
Background: Becoming widowed is a significant event. There is considerable evidence that
surviving partners report substantial changes in their wellbeing and mental health. Changes …

Coping, depressive feelings and gender differences in late life widowhood

KM Bennett, PT Smith, GM Hughes - Aging & Mental Health, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The study investigated the relationship between depressive feelings and coping amongst
older widowed men and women. Participants were interviewed about their affective …

Contributors to social well-being from the perspective of older migrants in Australia

S Liu, Y Hong, C Gallois, C Haslam… - Journal of Ethnic and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates contributors to social well-being from the perspective of older
migrants in Australia. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with 33 …

Aging in a foreign country: Voices of Iranian women aging in Canada

FS Shemirani, DL O'Connor - Journal of women & aging, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Older Iranian women, who immigrated to Canada in later adulthood, experience unique
issues as they age. In order to better understand this experience, in-depth, personal and …

Life satisfaction of migrants, stayers and returnees: Reaping the fruits of migration in old age?

H Baykara-Krumme, L Platt - Ageing & Society, 2018 - cambridge.org
This paper evaluates the effects of migration on life satisfaction in later life. We compare the
life satisfaction of older migrants with that of non-migrants and return migrants of a similar …