The associations of complicated grief, depression, posttraumatic growth, and hope among bereaved youth

Alison Salloum; Anne Bjoerke; Carly Johnco

doi:10.1177/0030222817719805

The associations of complicated grief, depression, posttraumatic growth, and hope among bereaved youth

Alison Salloum^*, Anne Bjoerke, Carly Johnco

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Centre for Emotional Health (CEH)

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-173
Number of pages	17
Journal	Omega: Journal of Death and Dying
Volume	79
Issue number	2
Early online date	2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0030222817719805
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2019

Keywords

children
complicated grief
posttraumatic growth
depression
hope

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