Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, PR China.
Department of Psychology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Psychiatry Res. 2015 Nov 30;230(1):108-15. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.08.035. Epub 2015 Aug 29.
This study explored whether attachment moderated the relationship between grief and posttraumatic growth. A total of 240 Chinese adults who have lost a family member to cancer reported on their grief (Prolonged Grief Questionnaire-13; PG-13), posttraumatic growth (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory; PTGI) and attachment (Experiences in Close Relationships; ECR). The results suggested that bereaved individuals who scored high on attachment anxiety showed a substantial and positive relationship between grief and posttraumatic growth, while their less anxiously attached counterparts showed no such association. Attachment avoidance was not significantly related to the association between grief and posttraumatic growth. Findings indicated that individuals high in attachment anxiety have the potential to benefit and gain from the process of adapting to the loss. The implications of the results for relevant research and grief counseling were discussed.
本研究探讨了依恋是否调节了悲伤与创伤后成长之间的关系。共有 240 名因癌症失去亲人的中国成年人报告了他们的悲伤（延长悲伤问卷-13；PG-13）、创伤后成长（创伤后成长量表；PTGI）和依恋（亲密关系经历量表；ECR）。结果表明，依恋焦虑得分高的丧亲者，悲伤与创伤后成长之间存在显著且积极的关系，而依恋焦虑得分低的丧亲者则没有这种关联。回避依恋与悲伤和创伤后成长之间的关系没有显著相关。研究结果表明，依恋焦虑程度高的个体有可能从适应丧失的过程中受益和成长。讨论了这些结果对相关研究和悲伤咨询的意义。
