Do Afterlife Beliefs Affect Psychological Adjustment to Late-Life Spousal Loss?
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Results. Bleak or uncertain views about the afterlife are associated with multiple aspects of distress postloss. Uncertainty about the existence of an afterlife is associated with elevated intrusive thoughts, a symptom similar to posttraumatic distress. Widowed persons who do not expect to be reunited with loved ones in the afterlife report significantly more depressive symptoms, anger, and intrusive thoughts at both 6 and 18 months postloss.
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Do afterlife beliefs affect psychological adjustment to late-life spousal loss?
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