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18344495

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-12
pubmed:abstractText
The present study examined the role of self-reported helping behavior in attenuating the helper's depression following spousal loss. Using archival data from the Changing Lives of Older Couples sample (N = 289), the study shows that among bereaved participants who had experienced high loss-related grief, helping behavior (providing instrumental support to others) was associated with an accelerated decline in depressive symptoms for the helper from 6 months to 18 months following spousal loss. This relationship between giving help and recovery from depression was independent of support received, as well as measured health, and interpersonal and demographic factors. Implications of these results for theoretical approaches to the study of close relationships and well-being are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0146-1672
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
849-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Coping with spousal loss: potential buffering effects of self-reported helping behavior.
pubmed:affiliation
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, University of Michigan, USA. stebrown@med.umich.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural