Counseling and Family Therapy, Saint Louis University, 3500 Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA.
Fam Process. 2011 Mar;50(1):47-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2010.01345.x.
Using grounded theory methodology 24 participants were asked to discuss how the death of a previous spouse, either theirs or their partner's, was currently affecting their second marriage. Participants were interviewed individually and as a couple. The central category was memories of the deceased spouse. Six additional categories emerged from the data: past spouse on pedestal, current/past comparison, insecurity of current spouse, curiosity about past spouse/relationship, partner's response to curiosity, and impact on the current relationship. Existing literature, auditors, and participant feedback were all used to validate the results. Expanding on a tentative theory (Brimhall, Wampler, & Kimball, 2008), provisional hypotheses were developed, thus helping clinicians who work with complex issues involving remarried couples.
采用扎根理论方法，我们请 24 名参与者讨论前配偶（他们自己或伴侣的）的去世如何影响他们的第二次婚姻。参与者接受了个人和夫妻双方的访谈。核心类别是对已故配偶的记忆。从数据中还出现了六个附加类别：已故配偶的崇拜者、当前/过去的比较、现任配偶的不安全感、对过去配偶/关系的好奇、伴侣对好奇心的反应以及对当前关系的影响。我们使用了现有文献、审计员和参与者的反馈来验证结果。通过扩展一个初步理论（Brimhall、Wampler 和 Kimball，2008），我们提出了临时假设，从而帮助处理涉及再婚夫妇的复杂问题的临床医生。
