Global and situational meanings in the context of trauma: Relations with psychological well-being

Park, Crystal L.; Gutierrez, Ian A.

doi:10.1080/09515070.2012.727547

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“…First, although well-being is a broad term (Auhagen, 2000), in the present study we have focused on PWB that relates to the individual's orientation to life crises and ability to cope with stressors, in which the construct meaning of life is of importance (Auhagen, 2000;Debats, 1999;Debats et al, 1995;Frankl, 1959Frankl, /1992Lazarus & DeLongis, 1983;Maddi, 1967;Skaggs & Barron, 2006;Zika & Chamberlain, 1992). The construct meaning of life is, in turn, associated with SOC (Antonovsky, 1984;Auhagen, 2000;Love et al, 2011;Malinauskiene et al, 2011;Matsuzaki et al, 2007;Moksnes et al, 2013;Zugravu, 2012) and anxiety through the meaningmaking model (Park, 2010;Park & Folkman, 1997;Park & Gutierrez, 2013). In the present study and in relation to TJ, SOC and STAI-S are indeed measures of an individual's perception of states of affairs À measures that have several implications.…”

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“…This approach may facilitate an appraisal-centred approach to stress (Lazarus, 1993) as well as meaning-making attempts (Park, 2010;Park & Folkman, 1997), all of which may ultimately facilitate interviewees' perception of meaningfulness. The latter is an important aspect of PWB (Auhagen, 2000;Debats, 1999;Debats et al, 1995;Frankl, 1959Frankl, / 1992Maddi, 1967;Park & Gutierrez, 2013;Skaggs & Barron, 2006;Tavernier & Willoughby, 2012;Zika & Chamberlain, 1992). Promoting interviewees' PWB in an investigative interview context is in line with the ideology of TJ (Slobogin, 1995;Stolle et al, 2000;Wexler, 1996a).…”

Section: Participants' Psychological Well-being In Terms Of Socmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…In a systematic review of drawing meaning from stressful life events, Park (2010) found empirical support for the notion that most people subjected to a highly stressful event try to make the event meaningful. Tavernier and Willoughby (2012) found that meaning-making was significantly associated with PWB, and Park and Gutierrez (2013) found that both global and situational meaning were independently related to PWB outcomes, including stress, anxiety and depression. The STAI is a widely used instrument for the assessment of anxiety (Gr€ os, Antony, Simms, & McCabe, 2007;Spielberger, 1989).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Second, and related to interviewees' narration, are opportunities for the interviewees to reappraise the significance of the experienced events, a strategy that is in line with meaning-making attempts and meaning made (Park, 2010;Park & Folkman, 1997). Several studies (Pennebaker et al, 1988;Petrie et al, 1998;Richards et al, 2000) have suggested a relation between individuals' disclosure of traumatic events and reduced stress, and that the formation of a narrative is critical and a predictor of good mental health (Pennebaker & Seagal, 1999), which, in turn, is associated with PWB through the meaning-making process (Park & Gutierrez, 2013;Tavernier & Willoughby, 2012). Moreover, with the above in mind, a previous study by Holmberg and Madsen (2014) found that interviewees subjected to a non-rapport condition, in contrast to those interviewed with a humanitarian rapport style, reported less information altogether, particularly less peripheral information.…”

Section: Participants' Psychological Well-being In Terms Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interviewees’ Psychological Well-being in Investigative Interviews: a Therapeutic Jurisprudential Approach

Madsen

Holmberg

2014

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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Therapeutic jurisprudence sees the law as a social force; its underlying idea is that legal procedures should promote the psychological well-being (PWB) of individuals involved in juridical actions. In this experimental study, 146 subjects were assigned to one of two groups: one undergoing humanitarian rapport interviews, the other undergoing non-rapport interviews. Each group underwent two interviews separated by a six-month interval. The causal effects of interview style on interviewees' PWB were measured using sense of coherence and StateÀTrait Anxiety inventories, both pre and post interview at Interviews I and II. Analysis of covariance of scores from both interviews showed interaction effects between interview style and interviewees' anxiety and sense of coherence, respectively. At Interview I, a non-rapport approach was related to increased anxiety, that is, decreased PWB when comparing pre-and post-interview testing. At Interview II, a humanitarian rapport approach promoted improved sense of coherence, thus, increased PWB. More empirical research on PWB in relation to therapeutic jurisprudence is needed. The discussion focuses on how PWB should be measured in a therapeutic jurisprudential context of investigative interviews.

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Interviewees’ Psychological Well-being in Investigative Interviews: a Therapeutic Jurisprudential Approach

Madsen

Holmberg

2014

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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“…A psychological variable associated with this recovery process is the gaining of insight into the unpleasant event, sometimes referred to as finding meaning in the event (Bower, Kemeny, Taylor, & Fahey, 2003;Jopling, 2001;Park, 2010;Park & Gutierrez, 2013). The purpose of the present article is to home in on the nature of the insight required for recovery by comparing different operational definitions of insight.…”

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Gaining Insight into Insight: Do Insights into Stressful Life Experiences have to be Correct to be Beneficial?

Boals¹,

Valentine²,

Beike³

2015

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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insight therapy is based on the idea that the newfound insight clients gain into their problems will lead to reductions in distress and improvements in well-being. But research has failed to address whether the veracity of the insight is critical. To address this question, we assessed both subjective and objective insight into a negative life event. We examined three different operationalizations of insightparticipant-rated insight (subjective), clinician-rated insight (objective), and use of insight words when describing the event (objective) in two studies. The first study examined nominated stressful events and the second study examined participants who had experienced a recent romantic breakup. in both studies participantrated insight was associated with lowers levels of distress reactions, depression, and health symptoms and higher levels of psychological closure and satisfaction with life. in Study 2, higher participant-rated insight about a previous romantic breakup was associated with greater likelihood of being in a new romantic relationship. in stark contrast, clinician-rated insight and use of insight words evidenced very few significant relationships with these outcome measures. how insight might operate as an effective coping mechanism is discussed.When people experience unpleasant, stressful, or traumatic events, they generally go through a period of negative emotions and intru-

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A qualitative analysis of meaning‐making and mental health among OIF/OEF veterans

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Objective After combat, veterans may experience mental health symptomology and attempt to make meaning from their experiences. The present study qualitatively examined the mental health effects of deployment and meaning‐making among Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans. Method OIF/OEF veterans who were exposed to combat (N = 14) participated in semi‐structured interviews to assess how their perspectives had changed post‐deployment. Most participants (86%) were male, with a mean age of 30. Results Veterans described issues post‐combat that caused psychological distress or promoted distancing from others. Veterans also discussed factors that could promote or hinder meaning‐making, including perceptions of growth, changed global beliefs, and disillusionment. Finally, veterans described psychological reactions to death, which could be related to moral injury. Conclusion Mental health concerns, meaning‐making, and consideration of mortality appear to characterize veterans’ experiences post‐deployment. These constructs may be important for clinicians to consider when working with OIF/OEF veterans.

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Global and situational meanings in the context of trauma: Relations with psychological well-being

Cited by 58 publications

References 34 publications

Interviewees’ Psychological Well-being in Investigative Interviews: a Therapeutic Jurisprudential Approach

Interviewees’ Psychological Well-being in Investigative Interviews: a Therapeutic Jurisprudential Approach

Gaining Insight into Insight: Do Insights into Stressful Life Experiences have to be Correct to be Beneficial?

A qualitative analysis of meaning‐making and mental health among OIF/OEF veterans

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