Abstract
This study tested the hypothesis that rehearsal for widowhood would be associated with more positive long-term emotional adjustment. A total of 75 widowed women (aged 60–90) completed a questionnaire assessing short-term and long-term adjustment, as well as two domains of rehearsal: (1) cognitive rehearsal—the “work of worrying,” and (2) behavioral rehearsal (i.e., engaging in social comparison with similar others, planning and making decisions, and actually beginning to assume control of family finances, make new friends, etc.). The results indicate that behavioral rehearsal is associated with decreased emotional disruption and with better adjustment, whereas cognitive rehearsal may be associated with increased emotional disruption.
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