Vol. 7, Issue 2 (2019)
Assessment and comparision of coping strategies of aged widowed living with family and in old age home
Author(s): Shabnam Ansari and Renu Dhakar
Abstract: The present study was conducted in Ajmer, Jaipur, Bikaner and Kota District of Rajasthan State. The purpose of the study was to assess and compare the coping strategies of aged widows and widowers living with family and in old age homes. A total of two hundred forty subjects were selected, out of which 60 widows and 60 widowers living in extended families and 60 widows and 60 widowers in old age homes were purposively selected. Coping scale was constructed and utilized for the research. The scale was subjected to content validation and test of split half reliability. Mean and Z test were utilized for analysis of data. It was found that active coping was used more by widows and widowers living with family as compared to widows and widowers living in old age homes.
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Shabnam Ansari, Renu Dhakar. Assessment and comparision of coping strategies of aged widowed living with family and in old age home. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(2):1849-1851.
