Psychological Adjustment to Widowhood: The Role of Income, Wealth and Time

Research Projects – Pension

The Pension Section Research Committee is pleased to make available a research report that uses data from two longitudinal surveys to examine the relationship between psychological well–being and financial well–being of older women and men, with specific interest in differences by marital status and duration of widowhood. The report was authored by a team led by Karen Holden of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The team included:

Jeungkun Kim, University of Michigan
Beatriz Novak, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Report

Thank You

The Pension Section Research Committee would like to thank the following individuals for their input and review:

Anna Rappaport
Steve Siegel, SOA Research Actuary

Questions Or Comments?

If you have comments or questions, please send an email to research@soa.org.