Berna Van Baarsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1729253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Berna Van Baarsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Berna |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Baarsen |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BAARSEN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Cross-Cultural Reactions to Academic Sexual Harassment
The medical practice of patient autonomy and cancer treatment refusals
Patterns of Adjustment to Partner Loss in Old Age
The present longitudinal study aims to explain emotional and social loneliness experienced by older adults ( N=99) during two-and-a-half years of widowhood. Utilization of multilevel analysis and a “visual” cluster analysis with prescribed classification criteria enabled us to search for average adaptational developments as well as individual variability in the adjustment process. Results were interpreted within the theory of mental incongruity. …
Theories on Coping With Loss
The findings highlight the need to integrate theoretical concepts. In explaining adjustment to a partner's death, attention should be paid to underlying mechanisms relevant to the restoration process (e.g., identity change) and the ways in which the adjustment process can be improved (e.g., intimate relationships) or impeded (e.g., dependency-sustaining relationships)
Lonely but Not Alone
The unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance of distinguishing between emotional loneliness and social loneliness
Do personal conditions and circumstances surrounding partner loss explain loneliness in newly bereaved older adults
This longitudinal study aims to explain loneliness in newly bereaved older adults, taking into account personal and circumstantial conditions surrounding the partner's death. A distinction is made between emotional and social loneliness. Data were gathered both before and after partner loss. Results were interpreted within the framework of the Theory of Mental Incongruity. The findings reveal that being unable to anticipate the partner's death is…
Theories on Coping With Loss
The findings highlight the need to integrate theoretical concepts. In explaining adjustment to a partner's death, attention should be paid to underlying mechanisms relevant to the restoration process (e.g., identity change) and the ways in which the adjustment process can be improved (e.g., intimate relationships) or impeded (e.g., dependency-sustaining relationships)
Cross-Cultural Reactions to Academic Sexual Harassment
Do personal conditions and circumstances surrounding partner loss explain loneliness in newly bereaved older adults
This longitudinal study aims to explain loneliness in newly bereaved older adults, taking into account personal and circumstantial conditions surrounding the partner's death. A distinction is made between emotional and social loneliness. Data were gathered both before and after partner loss. Results were interpreted within the framework of the Theory of Mental Incongruity. The findings reveal that being unable to anticipate the partner's death is…
The medical practice of patient autonomy and cancer treatment refusals
Do personal conditions and circumstances surrounding partner loss explain loneliness in newly bereaved older adults
This longitudinal study aims to explain loneliness in newly bereaved older adults, taking into account personal and circumstantial conditions surrounding the partner's death. A distinction is made between emotional and social loneliness. Data were gathered both before and after partner loss. Results were interpreted within the framework of the Theory of Mental Incongruity. The findings reveal that being unable to anticipate the partner's death is…
Lonely but Not Alone
The unidimensional nature of the De Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale is investigated. The internal properties of the scale scores were studied using item response theory, supplemented by an external validity study. In line with the theory of relational loneliness, the results stress the significance of distinguishing between emotional loneliness and social loneliness
Patterns of Adjustment to Partner Loss in Old Age
The present longitudinal study aims to explain emotional and social loneliness experienced by older adults ( N=99) during two-and-a-half years of widowhood. Utilization of multilevel analysis and a “visual” cluster analysis with prescribed classification criteria enabled us to search for average adaptational developments as well as individual variability in the adjustment process. Results were interpreted within the theory of mental incongruity. …
Theories on Coping With Loss
The findings highlight the need to integrate theoretical concepts. In explaining adjustment to a partner's death, attention should be paid to underlying mechanisms relevant to the restoration process (e.g., identity change) and the ways in which the adjustment process can be improved (e.g., intimate relationships) or impeded (e.g., dependency-sustaining relationships)
The medical practice of patient autonomy and cancer treatment refusals
Cross-Cultural Reactions to Academic Sexual Harassment
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Loneliness (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Psychotherapist (3 works) · Social support (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)