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Positive Aspects of Critical Life Problems

Recollections of Grief

Bibliographic Data

ID13630516
AuthorsLawrence G Calhoun (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Richard G Tedeschi (0000-0002-3995-7569, University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
Year1990
Volume20
Issue4
Pages265-272
Publication date1990-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/qdy6-6pqc-kqwv-5u7k
OpenAlexW1999208456
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited15

Fifty-two adults were interviewed about their bereavement, with specific focus on the ways in which the experience led to positive psychological changes in their lives. Most respondents described themselves as stronger or more competent in several ways, for example, being more mature, more independent, and better able to face other crises. A large number also reported that bereavement had led to positive experiences with their social support systems. These results are discussed in terms of their generalizability to other life crises and populations, and the degree to which they represent accurate insight and psychological health

Developmental psychology · Face (sociological concept · Focus (optics · Generalizability theory · Grief · Psychotherapist · Social science · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year1,39
Citation span1993 - 2025 (33)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
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