Department of Psychology, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, United States.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, MA, United States.
Omega (Westport). 2022 Mar;84(4):985-997. doi: 10.1177/0030222820923454. Epub 2020 May 6.
Although complicated grief (CG) following the death of a loved one has traditionally been viewed as avoidance-driven, recent research implicates approach behavior. Researchers have investigated how coping styles predict CG; however, emotional closeness remains unexamined. This study investigated the differential relationship of approach- and avoidance-focused coping on CG and depressive symptoms. Bereaved adults ( = 340) completed questionnaires about their loss, coping styles, CG, and depression. Results suggest that approach-, but not avoidance-, focused coping mediates the relationship of emotional closeness on CG, while emotional closeness of the relationship had no direct impact on depressive symptoms. This suggests closeness of the relationship plays a unique role in CG.
虽然亲人去世后的复杂悲痛（CG）传统上被视为回避驱动，但最近的研究表明这与趋近行为有关。研究人员已经调查了应对方式如何预测 CG；然而，情感亲密程度仍未得到检验。本研究调查了趋近和回避焦点应对方式对 CG 和抑郁症状的不同关系。丧亲的成年人（n=340）完成了关于他们的损失、应对方式、CG 和抑郁的问卷。结果表明，趋近焦点应对方式，但不是回避焦点应对方式，调节了情感亲密程度与 CG 的关系，而关系的情感亲密程度对抑郁症状没有直接影响。这表明关系的亲密程度在 CG 中起着独特的作用。
