“…Indeed, literature suggests that the adaptive processes following beneficial life changes may well be akin to those taking place after detrimental changes (Frederick & Loewenstein, 1999;Lyubomirsky, 2011;Wilson & Gilbert, 2008). The restructuring of one's identity in order to integrate detrimental life changes has been identified as a critical part of an individual's adaptation process (Neimeyer, 2006;Neimeyer, Herrero, & Botella, 2006;Olney & Kim, 2001;Weinstein, Deci, & Ryan, 2011). As Neimeyer (2006, p. 142) highlights, "adaptation to loss emphasizes the capacity of the bereaved individual to assimilate the experience into an existing self-narrative".…”