Objectives. This study examined whether psychological adjustment to widowhood is affected by three aspects of marital quality–warmth, conflict, and instrumental dependence–assessed prior to the loss. Methods. The Changing Lives of Older Couples (CLOC) is a prospective study of a two-stage area probability sample of 1,532 married individuals aged 65 and older. The CLOC includes baseline… Continue reading Marital Quality and Psychological Adjustment to Widowhood Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis