Benight C C, Flores J, Tashiro T
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
Death Stud. 2001 Mar;25(2):97-125. doi: 10.1080/07481180125921.
This study applied social cognitive theory to help explain the differential outcomes observed in conjugal bereavement. Specifically, a measure of bereavement coping self-efficacy was created and relationships tested with psychological, spiritual, and physical health outcomes. One hundred and one women whose husbands had died from cancer within the last year served as participants. Mean age of this relatively well-educated, predominately Caucasian sample was 54 years old. Median time since death was between 6 months and a year. Results supported the hypotheses that bereavement coping self-efficacy was a significant predictor of emotional distress, psychological well-being, spiritual well-being, and physical health perceptions after controlling for several other important factors. Theoretical and clinical ramifications of these findings are discussed.
本研究应用社会认知理论来帮助解释在配偶丧亲之痛中观察到的不同结果。具体而言，创建了一种丧亲应对自我效能感的测量方法，并测试了其与心理、精神和身体健康结果之间的关系。一百零一名在过去一年内丈夫死于癌症的女性作为参与者。这个受教育程度相对较高、主要为白种人的样本的平均年龄为54岁。自死亡后的中位时间在6个月至1年之间。结果支持了以下假设：在控制了其他几个重要因素后，丧亲应对自我效能感是情绪困扰、心理健康、精神健康和身体健康认知的重要预测指标。讨论了这些发现的理论和临床意义。
