Testing the grief to personal growth model using structural equation modeling
Testing the grief to personal growth model using structural equation modeling
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DOI：
10.1080/07481180290088338
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发表时间：
2002-10-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Schmidt, LA
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作者：
Hogan, NS;Schmidt, LA
几个世纪以来，人们一直假设损失会导致成长。然而，传统的悲伤理论将悲伤工作视为解决悲伤和回归正常的过程。最近，几位悲伤理论家对悲伤的成长模型进行了正式的概念化。从悲伤到个人成长的模型代表了一种新兴的观点，即失去所爱的人所导致的质变。该模型描绘了一条悲伤的路径，表明丧亲者经历了绝望和疏离，随后是侵入性的想法，后来避免了对悲伤的强烈关注。社会支持被证明有助于丧亲者重建生活，找到生活的新意义。第二条道路表明，一些失去亲人的人陷入悲伤，需要帮助才能继续个人成长。采用结构方程模型作为理论检验的方法，以丧亲父母为样本对模型进行了检验。测试该模型的结果在理论测试的框架内呈现，作为一种弥合理论、实践和研究之间差距的机制。考虑了对实践的影响。
The belief that loss can result in growth has been hypothesized for centuries. Yet, traditional grief theories have viewed grief work as a process of resolving grief and returning to normal. Formal conceptualizations of grief to growth models have been recently delineated by several grief theorists. The Grief to Personal Growth model represents one emergent perspective of the qualitative changes resulting from the loss of a loved one. The model delineates a pathway through grief that indicates the bereft experience despair and detachment followed by intrusive thoughts and later avoidance of intense preoccupation with grief Social support is shown to facilitate the bereft as they reconstruct their lives and find new meaning in life. A second path indicates that some bereaved individuals become mired in grief and need help to proceed toward personal growth. The model was tested in a sample of bereaved parents using structural equation modeling as a method of theory testing. The results of testing this model are presented within a framework of theory testing as a mechanism to bridge the gaps between theory, practice, and research. Implications for practice are considered.