The self-concept and conjugal loss: evidence for structural change.
The self-concept and conjugal loss: evidence for structural change.
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自我概念和婚姻丧失：结构变化的证据。
DOI：
10.1080/07481187.2010.495522
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发表时间：
2010
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Bisconti,ToniL
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作者：
Montpetit,MignonA;Bergeman,CS;Bisconti,ToniL
The self-concept is often considered to be a personal resource that individuals may use to cope with life stressors, but little is known about how this entity might itself change in response to profound stress. The present study examines structural change in self-concept following conjugal loss in later life. Analyses were conducted on data collected from 57 widows every 4 months over the first 2 years post-loss. The first objective was to explore the adequacy of an operational definition of the self-concept as a latent construct lying at the confluence of self-esteem, perceived environmental mastery, and optimism. Because confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported this theoretically based conceptualization, the second objective of the study was to model stability and change in the structure of the self-concept over the 2-year study period. Results suggested that there is both stability and change in the self-system during the adjustment to major life stress.
