Getting Unstuck: The Roles of Hope, Finding Meaning, and Rumination in the Adjustment to Bereavement among College Students
Death StudiesPublished 1 June 2005
Scott T. Michael, C. R. Snyder
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Higher hope predicted greater well-being, but it was not related to rumination or finding meaning, and finding benefits in bereavement was associated with positive adjustment for those who recently experienced the death of a loved one.
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The relationships between hope, bereavement-related rumination, and finding meaning (making sense and benefit finding) were examined in 158 college students who experienced the death of a loved one within the latter half of their lives. Greater rumination was related significantly to lessened psychological well-being, and it mediated the relationship between being able to make sense of the death and superior well-being. Finding benefits in bereavement was associated with positive adjustment for those who recently experienced the death of a loved one, whereas it was related to negative adjustment for those who experienced the death longer ago. Higher hope predicted greater well-being, but it was not related to rumination or finding meaning.
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