Utz Rebecca L, Lund Dale, Caserta Michael
Department of Sociology; University of Utah; Salt Lake City Utah USA.
Department of Sociology; California State University San Bernardino; San Bernardino, California USA.
Grief Matters. 2013 Winter;16(2):36-40.
Group-based interventions for recently bereaved spouses may provide support and friendship through the commonality of experiences that are shared among the members of the group. This study compares the experiences and characteristics of persons in 35 different support groups from the Living After Loss (LAL) study, with particular emphasis on the question: Does the chemistry of the group affect the longer term adjustment outcomes associated with bereavement? Results suggest that, perhaps, those groups that foster the greatest sense of mutual support and have the most effective group leaders may be associated with more favourable bereavement-related outcome, especially stress related growth. Challenges associated with evaluating the effectiveness of group-based interventions are also discussed.
针对新近丧偶配偶的群体干预措施，可能会通过群体成员间共有的经历提供支持和友谊。本研究比较了来自“丧偶后生活”（LAL）研究中35个不同支持小组的人员的经历和特征，特别关注以下问题：小组氛围是否会影响与丧亲之痛相关的长期适应结果？结果表明，或许那些能营造出最强烈相互支持感且拥有最有效小组领导者的小组，可能与更有利的丧亲相关结果有关，尤其是与压力相关的成长。文中还讨论了评估群体干预措施有效性所面临的挑战。
