Do Coping Strategies Differentially Mediate the Relationship Between Emotional Closeness and Complicated Grief and Depression

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ID13628669
AuthorsTom Buqo (0000-0002-7950-1187, Hofstra University, corresponding author), Erin F Ward‐Ciesielski (0000-0001-7306-3190, Hofstra University), Erin F Ward-Ciesielski (Hofstra University), Jacqueline K Krychiw (Hofstra University)
Year2020
Volume84
Issue4
Pages985-997
Publication date2020-05-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222820923454
PMID32375592
OpenAlexW3023472018
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited36

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 ( n = 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

Anxiety · Attachment theory · Avoidance coping · Closeness · Coping (psychology · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Grief · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology

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