TY - JOUR
T1 - The associations of complicated grief, depression, posttraumatic growth, and hope among bereaved youth
AU - Salloum, Alison
AU - Bjoerke, Anne
AU - Johnco, Carly
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Research on the association between complicated grief (CG), hope, and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among bereaved youth is limited. Measures of CG, depression, hope, and PTG were completed by 85 youth (aged 7–18 years). Results indicated a strong positive relationship between CG and depressive symptoms, an inverse relationship between hope and depressive symptoms, and a moderate positive relationship between hope and PTG. There was no significant association between CG and hope or between CG and PTG. Higher levels of CG and lower levels of hope independently predicted greater depressive symptoms, but PTG did not. Results have implications for assessing positive outcomes in bereaved youth.
AB - Research on the association between complicated grief (CG), hope, and posttraumatic growth (PTG) among bereaved youth is limited. Measures of CG, depression, hope, and PTG were completed by 85 youth (aged 7–18 years). Results indicated a strong positive relationship between CG and depressive symptoms, an inverse relationship between hope and depressive symptoms, and a moderate positive relationship between hope and PTG. There was no significant association between CG and hope or between CG and PTG. Higher levels of CG and lower levels of hope independently predicted greater depressive symptoms, but PTG did not. Results have implications for assessing positive outcomes in bereaved youth.
KW - children
KW - complicated grief
KW - posttraumatic growth
KW - depression
KW - hope
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065161911&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0030222817719805
DO - 10.1177/0030222817719805
M3 - Article
C2 - 28705039
AN - SCOPUS:85065161911
VL - 79
SP - 157
EP - 173
JO - Omega: Journal of Death and Dying
JF - Omega: Journal of Death and Dying
SN - 0030-2228
IS - 2
ER -