Finding Positive Meaning after Loss: The Mediating Role of Reflection for Bereaved Individuals

Autor/inn/en	Boyraz, Guler; Horne, Sharon G.; Sayger, Thomas V.
Titel	Finding Positive Meaning after Loss: The Mediating Role of Reflection for Bereaved Individuals
Quelle	In: Journal of Loss and Trauma, 15 (2010) 3, S.242-258 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1532-5024
Schlagwörter	Structural Equation Models; Coping; Grief; Affective Behavior; Reflection; Stress Variables; Stress Management; Questionnaires; Factor Analysis; Goodness of Fit; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewältigung; Trauer; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Fragebogen; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	This study examined the mediating effect of reflection on the relationship between search for meaning, positive affect, negative affect, and positive meaning-finding among 380 bereaved individuals. Using structural equation modeling, reflection was found to mediate the relationship between search for meaning, affect (positive and negative), and positive meaning-finding. The hypothesized model accounted for 32% of the variance in reflection and 34% of the variance in positive meaning-finding. Implications of the findings, including strategies to increase reflection and positive affect following the loss of a loved one, are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10