nobby007-ga,
Thanks for an interesting question.
There is not a tremendous amount of research on this particular topic,
but I did manage to find a number of articles that seem to fit your
criteria quite well.
I focused for the most part on articles published in the past few
decades, and that focused on remarriage in the Western world, as
opposed to, say, studies of remarriage in New Guinea tribespeople.
I also sidestepped the articles that were chiefly demographic in
nature...there were quite a number of these, but they did not delve
into the psychological or physical health consequences of remarriage.
Here's what I found...
A Google search on [ ~remarriage ~elderly inurl:entrez site:gov ] (the
tilde ~ tells Googles to look for synonyms) identified these articles
from Pubmed:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=2277862&dopt=Abstract
Res Aging. 1990 Dec;12(4):546-59.
Remarriage of older Canadians: description and interpretation.
Burch TK.
Population Studies Center, University of Western Ontario.
...The remarriage experience of Canadian men and women aged 55 and
over at time of survey are described using data from the Canadian
Family History Survey, carried out in 1984 by Statistics Canada.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3648092&dopt=Abstract
J Gerontol Nurs. 1987 Jun;13(6):9-14.
Older adults' sexuality and remarriage.
Travis SS.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=16418133&query_hl=6&itool=pubmed_docsum
J Women Aging. 2005;17(4):21-41.
Remarriage in later life: older women's negotiation of power,
resources and domestic labor.
Hurd Clarke L.
School of Human Kinetics, The University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z2. laura.hurd.clarke@ubc.ca
...Using data from in-depth interviews with 24 community-dwelling
women aged 52-90, this paper analyzes the remarriage experiences of
older women in contrast to their first marital relationships.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1936373&dopt=Abstract
Demography. 1991 Aug;28(3):361-74.
Remarriage patterns among recent widows and widowers.
Smith KR, Zick CD, Duncan GJ.
Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah, Salt
Lake City 84112.\
...Remarriage is one of the most important determinants of physical
and economic well-being among the widowed.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16497963&dopt=Abstract
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2006 Mar;61(2):S71-9.
Cohabitation among older adults: a national portrait.
Brown SL, Lee GR, Bulanda JR.
Department of Sociology and Center for Family and Demographic
Research, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403,
USA. brownsl@bgnet.bgsu.edu
...OBJECTIVE: Older adults are increasingly likely to experience
cohabitation, or living together unmarried in an intimate,
heterosexual union. In order to begin building a conceptual framework,
we provide a descriptive portrait of older adult cohabitors,
emphasizing how they compare to older remarrieds and unpartnereds.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12158985&dopt=Abstract
Eur J Popul. 1998 Jun;14(2):157-78.
Trends in marriage formation in Sweden, 1971-1993.
Andersson G.
...This study examined parity specific indices of marriage risks for
first marriages and remarriages during 1971-93 in Sweden. Data were
obtained from the Swedish population register and "Statistics Sweden."
The data set included 76,000 registered marriages during 1968-93.
Registered data excludes cohabitation. Analysis was based on
proportional hazard models. The simple model indicated that marriage
intensity varied with age, parity order, civil status, and year. When
age, year, and parity were controlled, marriage risks were lower for
widows than never-marrieds. Divorced and never-marrieds had similar
risks of marriage.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15334814&dopt=Abstract
Can J Aging. 2004 Summer;23(2):141-55.
Gender and marital-history differences in emotional and social
loneliness among Dutch older adults.
Dykstra PA, de Jong Gierveld J.
Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague. dykstra@nidi.nl
...In this study, Weiss's (1973) theorizing about the sources of
emotional and social loneliness is elaborated--with notions about the
asymmetric gratifications derived from marriage, about the conflicting
loyalties that result from remarriage, and about selection into
marriage--in order to reach an understanding of gender differences in
loneliness, both in and outside of marriage. First and subsequent
marriages are considered, as well as marital disruptions and never
marrying.
http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=196947
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 September 16; 100(19): 11176?11183.
Explaining happiness
Richard A. Easterlin*
Department of Economics, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, CA 90089-0253
E-mail:easterl@usc.edu
...Remarriage has the same positive effect on happiness as a first marriage.
http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1068847
Prevention and the elderly: risk factors.
R L Kane, R A Kane, and S B Arnold
Health Serv Res. 1985 February; 19(6 Pt 2): 945?1006.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=6371038
J Chronic Dis. 1984;37(5):353-63.
Prevention of age-associated loss of autonomy: epidemiological approaches.
Grimley Evans J.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=425958
Am J Epidemiol. 1979 Feb;109(2):186-204.
Social networks, host resistance, and mortality: a nine-year follow-up
study of Alameda County residents.
Berkman LF, Syme SL.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7081200
Am J Epidemiol. 1982 May;115(5):684-94.
Social support and mortality in an elderly community population.
Blazer DG.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7451787
J Am Geriatr Soc. 1981 Jan;29(1):14-8.
The depressed patient: social antecedents of psychopathologic changes
in the elderly.
Solomon K.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=15028034&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
J Clin Nurs. 2004 Mar;13(3a):11-21.
Social context and outcomes for the ageing breast cancer patient:
considerations for clinical practitioners.
Ballantyne PJ.
Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Public Health Science and Institute
for Human Development, Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto,
Ontario, Canada.
p.ballantyne@utoronto.ca
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=10371678&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Brain Behav Immun. 1999 Mar;13(1):61-72.
Norman Cousins Memorial Lecture 1998. Stress, personal relationships,
and immune function: health implications.
Kiecolt-Glaser JK.
Department of Psychiatry, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9572763&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
BMJ. 1998 May 9;316(7142):1452-4.
Loss in late life.
Pitt B.
Department of Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of
Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London W2 0HA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=9193957&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1997 May;12(5):505-12.
Social relationships in later life: a review of the research literature.
Phillipson C.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=7644604&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Psychol Bull. 1995 Jul;118(1):3-34.
The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability: a review of
theory, method, and research.
Karney BR, Bradbury TN.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-1563
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2044876&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Fam Pract. 1991 Mar;8(1):68-83.
Social support and social networks: their relationship to the
successful and unsuccessful survival of elderly people in the
community. An analysis of concepts and a review of the evidence.
Bowling A.
Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and
Tropical Medicine University of London.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=1986045&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
J Gerontol. 1991 Jan;46(1):S1-8.
Living arrangements and sources of caregiving.
Chappell NL.
Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba, Canada
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2101291&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Health Rep. 1990;2(4):361-76.
Life expectancy in Canada--an overview
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=2695119&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Psychol Aging. 1989 Dec;4(4):454-63.
Mental health of caregiving spouses: coping as mediator, moderator, or main effect?
Pruchno RA, Resch NL.
Philadelphia Geriatric Center, Pennsylvania 19141
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3318197&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Z Gerontol. 1987 Sep-Oct;20(5):263-8.
Remarriage in the aged
Heekerens HP.
Fachhochschule Munchen, Fachbereich Sozialwesen.
...A comprehensive review of our knowledge on remarriage in old age is
presented, based on demographic data and on empirical studies both
from Germany and elsewhere.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=3524985&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Compr Psychiatry. 1986 Jul-Aug;27(4):351-63.
The effects of loneliness: a review of the literature.
West DA, Kellner R, Moore-West M.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=1111312
Am J Psychiatry. 1975 Feb;132(2):133-7.
The effect of living alone on bereavement symptoms.
Clayton PJ.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=6372817&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Annu Rev Public Health. 1984;5:413-32.
Assessing the physical health effects of social networks and social
support.Berkman LF.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=7170671
Soc Work Health Care. 1982 Winter;8(2):65-74.
The effects of social support networks on the health of the elderly.
Gallo F.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=333498&query_hl=25&itool=pubmed_DocSum
Psychosom Med. 1977 Sep-Oct;39(5):344-57.
An epidemiological review of the mortality of bereavement.
Jacobs S, Ostfeld A.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=3812831
Am J Public Health. 1987 Mar;77(3):283-7.
Mortality after bereavement: a prospective study of 95,647 widowed persons.
Kaprio J, Koskenvuo M, Rita H.
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A search at Google Scholar and at Windows Live Academic (the Microsoft
equivalent to Google Scholar) on the terms [ ~remarriage ~elderly ]
resulted in these paper:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://els/08904065/1998/00000012/00000004/art90028&unc=
Older widows' attitudes towards men and remarriage
Author: Talbott M.M.1
Source: Journal of Aging Studies, Volume 12, Number 4, Winter 1998, pp. 429-449(21)
http://sheps.opr.princeton.edu/papers/opr0006.pdf
DOES REMARRIAGE EXPAND PERCEPTIONS OF KINSHIP SUPPORT AMONG THE ELDERLY?
Sara Curran
Sara McLanahan
Jean Knab
Office of Population Research
September 2000
...This study addresses the debate over whether higher-order marriages will help
offset the expected loss of social support from kin due to divorce for
future generations of
the elderly.
[NOTE that full paper is available online at the above link]
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=7541353
Bereavement and remarriage for older adults
BURKS V. K. (1) ; LUND D. A. ; GREGG C. H. ; BLUHM H. P. ;
Univ. Utah coll. nursing, Salt Lake City
Death studies
1988, vol. 12, no1, pp. 51-60 (24 ref.)
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0070-3370%28199108%2928%3A3%3C361%3ARPARWA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1&size=LARGE
Remarriage Patterns Among Recent Widows and Widowers
Ken R. Smith, Cathleen D. Zick, Greg J. Duncan
Demography, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Aug., 1991) , pp. 361-374
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7162(198211)464%3C132%3ADARAMA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V
Divorce and Remarriage at Middle Age and beyond
Donna Hodgkins Berardo
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol.
464, Middle and Late Life Transitions (Nov., 1982) , pp. 132-139
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01625.x?journalCode=jan
Grief and older people: the making or breaking of emotional bonds
following partner loss in later life
John Costello RGN RMN MEd PhD & Kevin Kendrick RGN MSc BA (Hons) DIP SOC ADMIN
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Volume 32 Page 1374 - December 2000
...The aim of this ethnographic study was to explore retrospectively
the grief experiences of 12 older people whose partners had recently
died in hospital, following a period of terminal illness.
[no link available...this is listed in the search results as a paper
cited in other documents]
The positive effect of remarriage on older widowers? well-being
RW Greene - Unpublished thesis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1990
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00078.x/abs/
The desire to date and remarry among older widows and widowers
Deborah Carr
Journal of Marriage and Family
Volume 66 Page 1051 - November 2004
...This study explores gender differences in older widowed persons'
interest in dating and remarriage, and the implications of these
desires for psychological adjustment to loss.
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0197-6664(198607)35%3A3%3C397%3ATIODRO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K
The Importance of Dating Relationships on Quality of Life for Older Persons
Kris Bulcroft, Margaret O'Connor
Family Relations, Vol. 35, No. 3 (Jul., 1986) , pp. 397-401
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111%2Fj.1741-3737.2000.00911.x
Families in the Middle and Later Years: A Review and Critique of
Research in the 1990s
Katherine R. Allen1, Rosemary Blieszner1, and Karen A. Roberto1
Journal of Marriage and Family
Volume 62 Page 911 - November 2000
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111%2Fj.0197-6664.2004.00064.x
A comprehensive framework for marriage education
Alan J. Hawkins, Jason S. Carroll, William J. Doherty, and Brian Willoughby
Family Relations
Volume 53 Page 547 - October 2004
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111%2Fj.1545-5300.2002.41203.x
Marital Research in the 20th Century and a Research Agenda for the 21st Century
John M., Gottman, Ph.D.
Clifford I. Notarius, Ph.D.
Family Process
Volume 41 Page 159 - June 2002
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