Personal Strength and Finding Meaning in Conjugally Bereaved Older Adults: A Four-Year Prospective Analysis

被引：21

作者：

Kim, Su Hyun ^{[1
]}

Kjervik, Diane ^{[2
]}

Belyea, Michael ^{[3
]}

Choi, Eun Sook ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kyungpook Natl Univ, Coll Nursing, Inst Nursing Sci, Taegu 700422, South Korea

[2] Univ N Carolina, Sch Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC USA

[3] Arizona State Univ, Coll Nursing, Tempe, AZ USA

来源：

DEATH STUDIES | 2011年 / 35卷 / 03期

关键词：

POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; POSITIVE ASPECTS; GRIEF; EXPERIENCE; ADJUSTMENT; STRESS; MODELS; PARENTS; TRAUMA; SENSE;

D O I：

10.1080/07481187.2010.518425

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study was performed to identify the patterns and mechanisms of the development of personal strength of bereaved older adults over a 4-year period after spousal death. The findings showed that while bereaved older adults, on average, experienced a moderate level of personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death with a slight increase over a 4-year period, there was a significant individual difference in the level of personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death. Finding meaning was a crucial factor influencing interindividual differences in personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death, mediating between social support and personal strength as well as caregiving strain and personal strength. Having higher religiosity was directly associated with a higher level of personal strength.

引用

页码：197 / 218

页数：22

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