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

Kim, Su Hyun; Kjervik, Diane K.; Belyea, Michael; Choi, Eunsuk

doi:10.1080/07481187.2010.518425

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“…As people get older, they may consider existential issues more readily, perhaps due to the loss of loved ones (Kim, Kjervik, Belyea, & Choi, 2011). However, we did not expect existential thinking to be associated with gender, level of education, or income.…”

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The Scale for Existential Thinking

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2012

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The Scale for Existential Thinking

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2012

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“…According to Calhoun and Tedeschi ( 2004 ), PTG manifests along three dimensions: changes in the perception of self, changes in interpersonal relationships and changes in philosophy of life. These positive changes have been observed in a variety of populations that have suffered traumas related to natural disasters (Xu and Liao, 2011 ), accidents (Zoellner et al, 2008 ), bereavement (Kim et al, 2011 ), and diseases such as, cancer (Schroevers et al, 2010 ).…”

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Longitudinal Relationships between Social Support and Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescent Survivors of the Wenchuan Earthquake

Jia

Liu

et al. 2017

Front. Psychol.

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This study aimed to explore the longitudinal relationships between social support and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among adolescent survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake. Follow-up assessments were conducted with 452 participants at 12, 18, and 24 months after the earthquake. The results showed that the level of social support at 12 and 18 months following the earthquake predicted subsequent PTG, but not vice versa. In addition, multi-group analyses of gender showed no gender differences between social support and PTG in the cross-lagged model. Thus, psychological interventions and care for survivors should focus on improving adolescent perceptions of social support when responding to stressful experiences.

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“…For bereaved caregivers, prior caregiving experiences and perceptions about their role as a caregiver represent significant stressors. 17,[23][24] Thus, it seems plausible that greater earlier caregiving stress-i.e., higher levels of stress from caregiving, lower self-worth as a caregiver, and providing care to recipients whose cancer was more severemight promote benefit finding in bereavement.…”

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Finding Benefit in Bereavement among Family Cancer Caregivers

Kim

Carver

Schulz

et al. 2013

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Background and Objective: Even though cancer is the second most common cause of death, little is known about the extent to which family caregivers find meaning and benefit in the loss, and associated demographic characteristics and caregiving experiences. This study addressed this gap in our knowledge. Design and Subjects: Family caregivers participated in a nationwide survey for cancer caregivers two years after the relative's diagnosis (T1). Of those, 121 were identified as bereaved by five years postdiagnosis (T2) and provided valid data for the study variables. Participants were primarily middle-aged, spouse of the deceased, and bereaved for an average of 2.9 years. Measurements: Perceived caregiving stress, caregiver esteem, and patient's cancer severity as indicators of initial caregiving stressors and caregivers' demographics were measured at T1. Social support and time since bereavement as indicators of current resources and benefit finding in bereavement as an outcome were measured at T2. Results: Reports of personal growth from bereavement emerged in multiple domains, although some caregivers were less likely to find benefit: nonspousal caregivers who had greater caregiving stress and spousal caregivers with lack of social support. Conclusions: Findings suggest that bereavement programs designed to help bereaved caregivers find meaning in the loss should be personalized reflecting individual differences in caregiving stress and caregiver esteem. Such programs should also be tailored differently for spousal versus nonspousal caregivers.

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

Cited by 27 publications

References 37 publications

The Scale for Existential Thinking

The Scale for Existential Thinking

Longitudinal Relationships between Social Support and Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescent Survivors of the Wenchuan Earthquake

Finding Benefit in Bereavement among Family Cancer Caregivers

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