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Nigel P Field

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ID213598
NAMENigel P Field
GIVEN NAMESNigel P
FAMILY NAMEField
SIGNATUREFIELD N P
AFFILIATIONSPalo Alto University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS29
TOTAL CITATIONS286
AUTHOR COUNT29
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
H-INDEX9
  • Continuing bonds and dreams following violent loss among Cambodian survivors of the Pol Pot era

    Tsung‐Hsing Liu, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2019•Cited by: 1•References: 12

    In non-Western societies, two-way communication between the bereaved and deceased is important in distinguishing adaptive versus maladaptive continuing bonds (CBs). We examined CBs expressed in dreams among Cambodian survivors during the Pol Pot era. Participants completed measures addressing dreams of the deceased, complicated grief (CG), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Participants who reported distressing dreams were more l…

  • Posttraumatic Growth Following the Loss of a Pet: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

    Open Access•Cori Bussolari, Janice M Habarth et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2017

    The current study examined Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) experienced by bereaved pet owners in the United States, French-Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong following the death of their pet. Using qualitative methodology, we analyzed responses of participants who answered "yes" to a question about experiencing PTG and explored to what extent the cross-cultural responses mapped onto the five factors of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). For the U.S.…

  • Continuing Bonds and Psychosocial Functioning in a Recently Bereaved Pet Loss Sample

    Janice Habarth, Janice M Habarth et al.•ARTICLE•Anthrozoös•2017•Cited by: 11•References: 36

    Research has shown that pet loss can be a devastating and complex experience for some human survivors, yet this loss may not be fully recognized by friends, partners, or acquaintances as a significant bereavement. The objectives of the current study were to consider how continuing bonds (CB) expressions relate to psychosocial functioning and to identify perceived social constraints as well as areas of resilience associated with efforts to cope wi…

  • Posttraumatic Growth Following the Loss of a Pet

    Open Access•Wendy Packman, Cori Bussolari et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2016

    The current study examined posttraumatic growth (PTG) experienced by bereaved pet owners following the death of their pet. Using qualitative methodology, we analyzed responses of 308 participants who answered yes to a question about experiencing PTG. Within the five factors model of PTG, the most endorsed included the following: Relating to Others ( n = 76), Appreciation of Life ( n = 52), Personal Strength ( n = 51), Spiritual Change ( n = 32), …

  • Advantages and psychometric validation of proximal intensive assessments of patient-reported outcomes collected in daily life

    Open Access•Erin Brock Carlson, EVE B CARLSON et al.•ARTICLE•Quality of Life Research•2015

  • Online Survey as Empathic Bridging for the Disenfranchised Grief of Pet Loss

    Open Access•Wendy Packman, Betty J Carmack et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2014

    The current cross-cultural study investigated grief reactions of bereaved individuals following the death of a pet. We used qualitative methodology to compare, analyze, and report responses of U.S. and French Canadian participants to the last open-ended question on our online pet loss survey. We explored the degree to which our data illustrated pet loss as disenfranchised grief and asked whether there are differences and commonalities in the expr…

  • Type of Continuing Bonds Expression and Its Comforting Versus Distressing Nature: Implications for Adjustment Among Bereaved Mothers

    Nigel P Field, Wendy Packman et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 3

    This study investigated type of continuing bonds (CB) expression and its comforting versus distressing nature in relation to psychosocial adjustment among bereaved mothers. Twenty-eight mothers whose child had died within the previous five years participated in a CB interview in which they rated the extent they used each of 11 different types of CB expression during the past month and the degree to which they experienced each of the CB expression…

  • Dreams of the Dead Among Cambodian Refugees: Frequency, Phenomenology, and Relationship to Complicated Grief and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Devon E Hinton, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2013•Cited by: 9•References: 2

    The authors investigated the importance of dreams of the deceased in the experiencing of prolonged grief (PG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Cambodian refugees who survived the Pol Pot genocide (1975-1979). Such dreams were frequent in the last month (52% of those surveyed), and most often involved a relative who died in the Pol Pot period. Past month frequency was correlated with PG severity (r = .59) and PTSD severity (r = .52).…

  • Parental styles in the intergenerational transmission of trauma stemming from the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia

    Nigel P Field, Sophear Muong et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•2013•References: 27

    The impact of parental styles in intergenerational transmission of trauma among mothers who survived the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, in power from 1975 to 1979, and their teenaged children was examined in 2 studies. In Study 1, 46 Cambodian female high school students and their mothers were recruited. Each daughter completed anxiety and depression measures as well as assessment of her mother's role-reversing, overprotective, and rejecting par…

  • Continuing Bonds, Attachment Style, and Adjustment in the Conjugal Bereavement Among Hong Kong Chinese

    Samuel My Ho, Ide S F Chan et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2012•Cited by: 5•References: 14

    The present study examined the effects of attachment style and continuing bonds, defined as the extent to which a bereaved individual feels that the deceased remains a part of his/her life, on postbereavement adjustment among 71 conjugally bereaved individuals. It was shown that bereaved individuals with an anxious attachment style tended to show more externalized continuing bonds as well as more grief symptoms. An anxious attachment style played…

  • The moderating effect of self-concept valence on the relationship between self-focused attention and mood: An experience sampling study

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Raeda Joudy et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Research in Personality•2010•References: 21

  • The Relationship between Grief Adjustment and Continuing Bonds for Parents Who Have Lost a Child

    Open Access•Rama Ronen, Wendy Packman et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2009

    This article presents findings from a study on the impact of a child's death on parents. We explored the prominence and adaptiveness of parents' continuing bonds expressions, psychological adjustment, and grief reactions. A qualitative case study methodology was used to describe six cases. Participants were classified into two groups based on scores on the Inventory of Complicated Grief. Commonalities in themes on the Continuing Bonds Interview a…

  • Role of Attachment in Response to Pet Loss

    Nigel P Field, Lisa Orsini et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2009•Cited by: 31•References: 10

    This study examined the impact of attachment on grief severity following the death of a pet. Seventy-one participants who had lost a dog or cat within the past year completed a set of measures that included an attachment measure assessing individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance, strength of the past attachment to the pet, the continuing bond with the deceased pet, social support, and complicated grief symptoms. Attachment anxie…

  • Continuing Bonds, Risk Factors for Complicated Grief, and Adjustment to Bereavement

    Nigel P Field, Charles Filanosky•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2009•Cited by: 42•References: 3

    This study examined type of continuing bonds (CB) expression in relation to risk factors for complicated grief and measures of bereavement-related adjustment. Externalized CB expressions involving illusions and hallucinations with the deceased were distinguished from internalized CB expressions involving use of the deceased as an autonomy promoting secure base. 502 bereaved participants completed over the internet a CB measure assessing externali…

  • Continuing Bonds in Adaptation to Bereavement: Introduction

    Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2006•Cited by: 9•References: 6

    The role of the continuing bond to the deceased in adjustment to bereavement has been given considerable attention in the bereavement literature. It is increasingly recognized that it is a normative part of adjustment to the loss of a loved one and that it can be adaptive. It may be the case however that a continuing bond to the deceased may also be maladaptive under certain conditions. In this special topic series of articles, the implications o…

  • Unresolved Grief and Continuing Bonds: An Attachment Perspective

    Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2006•Cited by: 25•References: 1

    Much of the contemporary bereavement literature on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) has emphasized its adaptiveness and given limited attention to when it may be maladaptive. The attachment literature on disorganized-unresolved attachment classification in relation to loss, or "unresolved loss," is informative in identifying CB expressions that are indicative of failure to integrate the death of a loved one. In this article, an important …

  • Continuing Bonds in Bereavement: An Attachment Theory Based Perspective

    Nigel P Field, Beryl Gao et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2005•Cited by: 35•References: 7

    An attachment theory based perspective on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) is proposed. The value of attachment theory in specifying the normative course of CB expression and in identifying adaptive versus maladaptive variants of CB expression based on their deviation from this normative course is outlined. The role of individual differences in attachment security on effective versus ineffective use of CB in coping with bereavement also i…

  • Continuing Bonds in Coping With the Death of a Husband

    Nigel P Field, Michael Friedrichs et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2004•Cited by: 25•References: 8

    This study examined the continuing bond (CB) to the deceased in coping with the death of a husband. Fifteen early-bereaved widows whose husband had died 4 months previously and 15 later-bereaved widows whose husband had died more than 2 years ago were electronically signaled every 3 hours to complete a set of measures that included the PANAS positive and negative mood scales and CB coping. Participants completed these measures 4 times each day fo…

  • Continuing bonds and adjustment at 5 years after the death of a spouse

    Nigel P Field, Eval Gal-Oz et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Consulting and…•2003•Cited by: 40•References: 2

  • Do continuing bonds always help with adjustment to loss

    Eval Gal-Oz, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Bereavement Care•2002

  • The Relation of Self‐Esteem Variability to Emotion Variability, Mood, Personality Traits, and Depressive Tendencies

    Open Access•Annerieke Oosterwegel, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Personality•2001

    The relation of self‐esteem variability to personality, mood, and behavior was investigated. Self‐esteem variability was measured by calculating the standard deviation of self‐ratings made during a week of experience‐sampling. Participants high in self‐esteem variability were self‐conscious, socially anxious, and avoidant of social contexts. Self‐esteem variability was partially independent of the conceptually similar trait of affect‐intensity. T…

  • Expectancy of Spousal Death and Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Edward F Donnelly, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2001

    Previous findings on the role of expectancy of spousal death in adjustment to bereavement are inconclusive due to methodological shortcomings. This study examined the impact of subjective and objective expectancy on adjustment, while addressing the methodological problems of previous studies. At six months postbereavement, 97 midlife bereaved adults responded to interview questions regarding expectancy of their spouse's death. They also completed…

  • Examining the Delayed Grief Hypothesis Across 5 Years of Bereavement

    Open Access•George A Bonanno, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•American Behavioral Scientist•2001•Cited by: 4•References: 30

    Traditional bereavement theories emphasize that it is crucial to work through the emotional meanings of a loss and that the failure to do so typically results in delayed grief symptoms. This article reports data examining these assumptions prospectively across the first 5 years of bereavement. Based on previous validity data, elevated symptoms were defined in terms of 6-month median scores for each measure. Delayed elevations were observed on iso…

  • The Role of Blame in Adaptation in the First 5 Years Following the Death of a Spouse

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, George A Bonanno•ARTICLE•American Behavioral Scientist•2001•Cited by: 3•References: 22

    At 6 months postloss, 37 midlife bereaved participants engaged in an empty-chair monologue role play involving their deceased spouses. Judges rated the extent of self- and deceased-blame in participants' monologue discourse, and forms of continuing attachment to the deceased were assessed. Participants completed outcome measures at 14, 25, and 60 months postloss. Self-blame was uniquely predictive of grief-specific symptoms across 60 months postl…

  • Attachment Style in Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Eva C Sundin et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Social and Personal…•2001•Cited by: 23•References: 20

    This study examined the role of attachment style in adjustment to bereavement. Midlife bereaved individuals whose spouse had died in the previous year completed the Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire (RAQ; West & Sheldon-Keller, 1994) and a measure assessing aspects of appraising and coping with the loss. They also were administered repeated symptom measures at 6, 14, 25, and 60 months post-bereavement. Complete symptom measures data over the co…

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  • Continuing Bonds, Risk Factors for Complicated Grief, and Adjustment to Bereavement

    Nigel P Field, Charles Filanosky•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2009•Cited by: 42•References: 3

    This study examined type of continuing bonds (CB) expression in relation to risk factors for complicated grief and measures of bereavement-related adjustment. Externalized CB expressions involving illusions and hallucinations with the deceased were distinguished from internalized CB expressions involving use of the deceased as an autonomy promoting secure base. 502 bereaved participants completed over the internet a CB measure assessing externali…

  • Continuing bonds and adjustment at 5 years after the death of a spouse

    Nigel P Field, Eval Gal-Oz et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Consulting and…•2003•Cited by: 40•References: 2

  • Continuing Bonds in Bereavement: An Attachment Theory Based Perspective

    Nigel P Field, Beryl Gao et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2005•Cited by: 35•References: 7

    An attachment theory based perspective on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) is proposed. The value of attachment theory in specifying the normative course of CB expression and in identifying adaptive versus maladaptive variants of CB expression based on their deviation from this normative course is outlined. The role of individual differences in attachment security on effective versus ineffective use of CB in coping with bereavement also i…

  • Role of Attachment in Response to Pet Loss

    Nigel P Field, Lisa Orsini et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2009•Cited by: 31•References: 10

    This study examined the impact of attachment on grief severity following the death of a pet. Seventy-one participants who had lost a dog or cat within the past year completed a set of measures that included an attachment measure assessing individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance, strength of the past attachment to the pet, the continuing bond with the deceased pet, social support, and complicated grief symptoms. Attachment anxie…

  • Unresolved Grief and Continuing Bonds: An Attachment Perspective

    Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2006•Cited by: 25•References: 1

    Much of the contemporary bereavement literature on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) has emphasized its adaptiveness and given limited attention to when it may be maladaptive. The attachment literature on disorganized-unresolved attachment classification in relation to loss, or "unresolved loss," is informative in identifying CB expressions that are indicative of failure to integrate the death of a loved one. In this article, an important …

  • Continuing Bonds in Coping With the Death of a Husband

    Nigel P Field, Michael Friedrichs et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2004•Cited by: 25•References: 8

    This study examined the continuing bond (CB) to the deceased in coping with the death of a husband. Fifteen early-bereaved widows whose husband had died 4 months previously and 15 later-bereaved widows whose husband had died more than 2 years ago were electronically signaled every 3 hours to complete a set of measures that included the PANAS positive and negative mood scales and CB coping. Participants completed these measures 4 times each day fo…

  • Attachment Style in Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Eva C Sundin et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Social and Personal…•2001•Cited by: 23•References: 20

    This study examined the role of attachment style in adjustment to bereavement. Midlife bereaved individuals whose spouse had died in the previous year completed the Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire (RAQ; West & Sheldon-Keller, 1994) and a measure assessing aspects of appraising and coping with the loss. They also were administered repeated symptom measures at 6, 14, 25, and 60 months post-bereavement. Complete symptom measures data over the co…

  • Continuing Bonds and Psychosocial Functioning in a Recently Bereaved Pet Loss Sample

    Janice Habarth, Janice M Habarth et al.•ARTICLE•Anthrozoös•2017•Cited by: 11•References: 36

    Research has shown that pet loss can be a devastating and complex experience for some human survivors, yet this loss may not be fully recognized by friends, partners, or acquaintances as a significant bereavement. The objectives of the current study were to consider how continuing bonds (CB) expressions relate to psychosocial functioning and to identify perceived social constraints as well as areas of resilience associated with efforts to cope wi…

  • Type of Continuing Bonds Expression and Its Comforting Versus Distressing Nature: Implications for Adjustment Among Bereaved Mothers

    Nigel P Field, Wendy Packman et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 3

    This study investigated type of continuing bonds (CB) expression and its comforting versus distressing nature in relation to psychosocial adjustment among bereaved mothers. Twenty-eight mothers whose child had died within the previous five years participated in a CB interview in which they rated the extent they used each of 11 different types of CB expression during the past month and the degree to which they experienced each of the CB expression…

  • Dreams of the Dead Among Cambodian Refugees: Frequency, Phenomenology, and Relationship to Complicated Grief and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Devon E Hinton, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2013•Cited by: 9•References: 2

    The authors investigated the importance of dreams of the deceased in the experiencing of prolonged grief (PG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Cambodian refugees who survived the Pol Pot genocide (1975-1979). Such dreams were frequent in the last month (52% of those surveyed), and most often involved a relative who died in the Pol Pot period. Past month frequency was correlated with PG severity (r = .59) and PTSD severity (r = .52).…

  • Continuing Bonds in Adaptation to Bereavement: Introduction

    Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2006•Cited by: 9•References: 6

    The role of the continuing bond to the deceased in adjustment to bereavement has been given considerable attention in the bereavement literature. It is increasingly recognized that it is a normative part of adjustment to the loss of a loved one and that it can be adaptive. It may be the case however that a continuing bond to the deceased may also be maladaptive under certain conditions. In this special topic series of articles, the implications o…

  • Emergent leadership over time: The functional value of positive motivation

    Richard M Sorrentino, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Personality and Social…•1986•Cited by: 7•References: 3

  • Representations of Self and Other in Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Daniel Hart et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Social and Personal…•1999•Cited by: 6•References: 8

    A semantic space perspective on representations of self and other was applied to investigate the perceived quality of the past relationship with the spouse in relation to adjustment in conjugal bereavement. According to this perspective, the proximity, or extent to which representations of self and others share similar trait content features, may have important affective implications. Forty-seven bereaved individuals rated different representatio…

  • Continuing Bonds, Attachment Style, and Adjustment in the Conjugal Bereavement Among Hong Kong Chinese

    Samuel My Ho, Ide S F Chan et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2012•Cited by: 5•References: 14

    The present study examined the effects of attachment style and continuing bonds, defined as the extent to which a bereaved individual feels that the deceased remains a part of his/her life, on postbereavement adjustment among 71 conjugally bereaved individuals. It was shown that bereaved individuals with an anxious attachment style tended to show more externalized continuing bonds as well as more grief symptoms. An anxious attachment style played…

  • Examining the Delayed Grief Hypothesis Across 5 Years of Bereavement

    Open Access•George A Bonanno, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•American Behavioral Scientist•2001•Cited by: 4•References: 30

    Traditional bereavement theories emphasize that it is crucial to work through the emotional meanings of a loss and that the failure to do so typically results in delayed grief symptoms. This article reports data examining these assumptions prospectively across the first 5 years of bereavement. Based on previous validity data, elevated symptoms were defined in terms of 6-month median scores for each measure. Delayed elevations were observed on iso…

  • The Role of Blame in Adaptation in the First 5 Years Following the Death of a Spouse

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, George A Bonanno•ARTICLE•American Behavioral Scientist•2001•Cited by: 3•References: 22

    At 6 months postloss, 37 midlife bereaved participants engaged in an empty-chair monologue role play involving their deceased spouses. Judges rated the extent of self- and deceased-blame in participants' monologue discourse, and forms of continuing attachment to the deceased were assessed. Participants completed outcome measures at 14, 25, and 60 months postloss. Self-blame was uniquely predictive of grief-specific symptoms across 60 months postl…

  • Continuing bonds and dreams following violent loss among Cambodian survivors of the Pol Pot era

    Tsung‐Hsing Liu, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2019•Cited by: 1•References: 12

    In non-Western societies, two-way communication between the bereaved and deceased is important in distinguishing adaptive versus maladaptive continuing bonds (CBs). We examined CBs expressed in dreams among Cambodian survivors during the Pol Pot era. Participants completed measures addressing dreams of the deceased, complicated grief (CG), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Participants who reported distressing dreams were more l…

  • Emergent leadership over time: The functional value of positive motivation

    Richard M Sorrentino, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Personality and Social…•1986•Cited by: 7•References: 3

  • Representations of Self and Other: A Semantic Space Model

    Open Access•Daniel Hart, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Personality•1997

    This article describes a semantic space model of personality. According to the model, representations of facets of the self (e.g., actual self, self) and of others are arrayed in a semantic space, with proximities among representations predicted to be associated with mood, self‐evaluation, broad personality dimensions. The relation of proximities among pairs of representations to personality and mood measures was found to be mediated by spatial p…

  • The relation of continuing attachment to adjustment in conjugal bereavement.

    Nigel P Field, Christina Nichols et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Consulting and…•1999

  • Representations of Self and Other in Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Daniel Hart et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Social and Personal…•1999•Cited by: 6•References: 8

    A semantic space perspective on representations of self and other was applied to investigate the perceived quality of the past relationship with the spouse in relation to adjustment in conjugal bereavement. According to this perspective, the proximity, or extent to which representations of self and others share similar trait content features, may have important affective implications. Forty-seven bereaved individuals rated different representatio…

  • The Relation of Self‐Esteem Variability to Emotion Variability, Mood, Personality Traits, and Depressive Tendencies

    Open Access•Annerieke Oosterwegel, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Personality•2001

    The relation of self‐esteem variability to personality, mood, and behavior was investigated. Self‐esteem variability was measured by calculating the standard deviation of self‐ratings made during a week of experience‐sampling. Participants high in self‐esteem variability were self‐conscious, socially anxious, and avoidant of social contexts. Self‐esteem variability was partially independent of the conceptually similar trait of affect‐intensity. T…

  • Expectancy of Spousal Death and Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Edward F Donnelly, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2001

    Previous findings on the role of expectancy of spousal death in adjustment to bereavement are inconclusive due to methodological shortcomings. This study examined the impact of subjective and objective expectancy on adjustment, while addressing the methodological problems of previous studies. At six months postbereavement, 97 midlife bereaved adults responded to interview questions regarding expectancy of their spouse's death. They also completed…

  • Examining the Delayed Grief Hypothesis Across 5 Years of Bereavement

    Open Access•George A Bonanno, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•American Behavioral Scientist•2001•Cited by: 4•References: 30

    Traditional bereavement theories emphasize that it is crucial to work through the emotional meanings of a loss and that the failure to do so typically results in delayed grief symptoms. This article reports data examining these assumptions prospectively across the first 5 years of bereavement. Based on previous validity data, elevated symptoms were defined in terms of 6-month median scores for each measure. Delayed elevations were observed on iso…

  • The Role of Blame in Adaptation in the First 5 Years Following the Death of a Spouse

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, George A Bonanno•ARTICLE•American Behavioral Scientist•2001•Cited by: 3•References: 22

    At 6 months postloss, 37 midlife bereaved participants engaged in an empty-chair monologue role play involving their deceased spouses. Judges rated the extent of self- and deceased-blame in participants' monologue discourse, and forms of continuing attachment to the deceased were assessed. Participants completed outcome measures at 14, 25, and 60 months postloss. Self-blame was uniquely predictive of grief-specific symptoms across 60 months postl…

  • Attachment Style in Adjustment to Conjugal Bereavement

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Eva C Sundin et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Social and Personal…•2001•Cited by: 23•References: 20

    This study examined the role of attachment style in adjustment to bereavement. Midlife bereaved individuals whose spouse had died in the previous year completed the Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire (RAQ; West & Sheldon-Keller, 1994) and a measure assessing aspects of appraising and coping with the loss. They also were administered repeated symptom measures at 6, 14, 25, and 60 months post-bereavement. Complete symptom measures data over the co…

  • Do continuing bonds always help with adjustment to loss

    Eval Gal-Oz, Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Bereavement Care•2002

  • Continuing bonds and adjustment at 5 years after the death of a spouse

    Nigel P Field, Eval Gal-Oz et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Consulting and…•2003•Cited by: 40•References: 2

  • Continuing Bonds in Coping With the Death of a Husband

    Nigel P Field, Michael Friedrichs et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2004•Cited by: 25•References: 8

    This study examined the continuing bond (CB) to the deceased in coping with the death of a husband. Fifteen early-bereaved widows whose husband had died 4 months previously and 15 later-bereaved widows whose husband had died more than 2 years ago were electronically signaled every 3 hours to complete a set of measures that included the PANAS positive and negative mood scales and CB coping. Participants completed these measures 4 times each day fo…

  • Continuing Bonds in Bereavement: An Attachment Theory Based Perspective

    Nigel P Field, Beryl Gao et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2005•Cited by: 35•References: 7

    An attachment theory based perspective on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) is proposed. The value of attachment theory in specifying the normative course of CB expression and in identifying adaptive versus maladaptive variants of CB expression based on their deviation from this normative course is outlined. The role of individual differences in attachment security on effective versus ineffective use of CB in coping with bereavement also i…

  • Continuing Bonds in Adaptation to Bereavement: Introduction

    Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2006•Cited by: 9•References: 6

    The role of the continuing bond to the deceased in adjustment to bereavement has been given considerable attention in the bereavement literature. It is increasingly recognized that it is a normative part of adjustment to the loss of a loved one and that it can be adaptive. It may be the case however that a continuing bond to the deceased may also be maladaptive under certain conditions. In this special topic series of articles, the implications o…

  • Unresolved Grief and Continuing Bonds: An Attachment Perspective

    Nigel P Field•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2006•Cited by: 25•References: 1

    Much of the contemporary bereavement literature on the continuing bond to the deceased (CB) has emphasized its adaptiveness and given limited attention to when it may be maladaptive. The attachment literature on disorganized-unresolved attachment classification in relation to loss, or "unresolved loss," is informative in identifying CB expressions that are indicative of failure to integrate the death of a loved one. In this article, an important …

  • The Relationship between Grief Adjustment and Continuing Bonds for Parents Who Have Lost a Child

    Open Access•Rama Ronen, Wendy Packman et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2009

    This article presents findings from a study on the impact of a child's death on parents. We explored the prominence and adaptiveness of parents' continuing bonds expressions, psychological adjustment, and grief reactions. A qualitative case study methodology was used to describe six cases. Participants were classified into two groups based on scores on the Inventory of Complicated Grief. Commonalities in themes on the Continuing Bonds Interview a…

  • Role of Attachment in Response to Pet Loss

    Nigel P Field, Lisa Orsini et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2009•Cited by: 31•References: 10

    This study examined the impact of attachment on grief severity following the death of a pet. Seventy-one participants who had lost a dog or cat within the past year completed a set of measures that included an attachment measure assessing individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance, strength of the past attachment to the pet, the continuing bond with the deceased pet, social support, and complicated grief symptoms. Attachment anxie…

  • Continuing Bonds, Risk Factors for Complicated Grief, and Adjustment to Bereavement

    Nigel P Field, Charles Filanosky•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2009•Cited by: 42•References: 3

    This study examined type of continuing bonds (CB) expression in relation to risk factors for complicated grief and measures of bereavement-related adjustment. Externalized CB expressions involving illusions and hallucinations with the deceased were distinguished from internalized CB expressions involving use of the deceased as an autonomy promoting secure base. 502 bereaved participants completed over the internet a CB measure assessing externali…

  • The moderating effect of self-concept valence on the relationship between self-focused attention and mood: An experience sampling study

    Open Access•Nigel P Field, Raeda Joudy et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Research in Personality•2010•References: 21

  • Continuing Bonds, Attachment Style, and Adjustment in the Conjugal Bereavement Among Hong Kong Chinese

    Samuel My Ho, Ide S F Chan et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2012•Cited by: 5•References: 14

    The present study examined the effects of attachment style and continuing bonds, defined as the extent to which a bereaved individual feels that the deceased remains a part of his/her life, on postbereavement adjustment among 71 conjugally bereaved individuals. It was shown that bereaved individuals with an anxious attachment style tended to show more externalized continuing bonds as well as more grief symptoms. An anxious attachment style played…

  • Type of Continuing Bonds Expression and Its Comforting Versus Distressing Nature: Implications for Adjustment Among Bereaved Mothers

    Nigel P Field, Wendy Packman et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2013•Cited by: 10•References: 3

    This study investigated type of continuing bonds (CB) expression and its comforting versus distressing nature in relation to psychosocial adjustment among bereaved mothers. Twenty-eight mothers whose child had died within the previous five years participated in a CB interview in which they rated the extent they used each of 11 different types of CB expression during the past month and the degree to which they experienced each of the CB expression…

  • Dreams of the Dead Among Cambodian Refugees: Frequency, Phenomenology, and Relationship to Complicated Grief and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Devon E Hinton, Nigel P Field et al.•ARTICLE•Death Studies•2013•Cited by: 9•References: 2

    The authors investigated the importance of dreams of the deceased in the experiencing of prolonged grief (PG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among Cambodian refugees who survived the Pol Pot genocide (1975-1979). Such dreams were frequent in the last month (52% of those surveyed), and most often involved a relative who died in the Pol Pot period. Past month frequency was correlated with PG severity (r = .59) and PTSD severity (r = .52).…

  • Parental styles in the intergenerational transmission of trauma stemming from the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia

    Nigel P Field, Sophear Muong et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Orthopsychiatry•2013•References: 27

    The impact of parental styles in intergenerational transmission of trauma among mothers who survived the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, in power from 1975 to 1979, and their teenaged children was examined in 2 studies. In Study 1, 46 Cambodian female high school students and their mothers were recruited. Each daughter completed anxiety and depression measures as well as assessment of her mother's role-reversing, overprotective, and rejecting par…

  • Online Survey as Empathic Bridging for the Disenfranchised Grief of Pet Loss

    Open Access•Wendy Packman, Betty J Carmack et al.•ARTICLE•OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying•2014

    The current cross-cultural study investigated grief reactions of bereaved individuals following the death of a pet. We used qualitative methodology to compare, analyze, and report responses of U.S. and French Canadian participants to the last open-ended question on our online pet loss survey. We explored the degree to which our data illustrated pet loss as disenfranchised grief and asked whether there are differences and commonalities in the expr…

  • Advantages and psychometric validation of proximal intensive assessments of patient-reported outcomes collected in daily life

    Open Access•Erin Brock Carlson, EVE B CARLSON et al.•ARTICLE•Quality of Life Research•2015

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