Object Relations as A Predictor of Adjustment in Conjugal Bereavement  

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Field, Nigel P. ; Sturgeon, Sheila E. ; Puryear, Richard ; Hibbard, Steven ; Horowitz, Mardi J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Development and Psychopathology vol. 13 no. 2 (2001), page 399-412.
Topik: adjustment; object relations; predictor; adjustment; conjugal bereavement

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: DD21.3 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The impact of object relations on adjustment in conjugal bereavement was examined. At approximately 6 months postbereavement, 46 midlife bereaved participants engaged in a narrative interview in which they were asked to discuss their past relationship with their deceased spouse. The Westen et al. object relations scoring system was applied to these narratives. Participants also completed depression and grief - specific symptom measures at 6 months and again at 14 and 25 months postbereavement. Object relations correlated differently with grief - specific symptoms and depression; it was more strongly negatively associated with 6 month postloss grief - specific symptoms while more strongly negatively correlated with depression at 25 month postloss. In a growth curve analysis, more mature object relations was also predictive of a faster rate of decrease in depression over time. The results were discussed in terms of current theoretical perspectives on what is required in successful adaptation to conjugal bereavement.

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