Socio-Economic and Psychological Aspects of Widows and Divorced women

Abstract

This study deals with the fmancial and psychological issues faced by widows and divorces. This research is mainly focused on the lives of widows and divorces women in which they faced many difficulties along with their children and families. Divorced and widows brings unprece dented changes. The prevalence of divorce today constitutes a need to thoroughly study the well being of divorced peoples. This study used a multidimensional defmition of well-being to study divorced and widows peoples and other marital statuses. Physical, social, psychological, and so cio-economic well-being were used. This study hypothesized that the married and remarried have higher well-being than the never married who in tum have higher well-being than the di vorced or separated. It was also hypothesized that some are pre-disposed to divorced and wid ows. Support was found for the hypothesis that the never married have higher well-being than the divorced or separated. This was true in all four aspect analyses. No support was found for the hypothesis that some are pre-disposed to divorce. Further, support was found for married and remarried having higher well-being than the divorced or separated and never matTied, but only in regards to psychological and socioeconomic well-being. Partial support was found for physical well-being. The divorced or separated had the lowest or close to lowest adjusted well-being mean of all marital statuses except in the social well-being analysis. Marital status and especially divorce and widows does affect wellbeing. In accordance with the criteria of anthropological research, the qualitative research methodology was used for the purpose of data collection it includes rapport building, Participant observation, key informants, sampling, interviews, focus group discussion, and daily diary etc. the data was collected from 50 widows and 25 divorces respondents, who were selected through pur posivesampling.