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Facial expressions of emotion and the course of conjugal bereavement
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The common assumption that emotional expression mediates the course of bereavement is tested. Competing hypotheses about the direction of mediation were formulated from the grief work and social-functional accounts of emotional expression. Facial expressions of emotion in conjugally bereaved adults were coded at 6 months post-loss as they described their relationship with the deceased; grief and perceived health were measured at 6, 14, and 25 months. Facial expressions of negative emotion, in particular anger, predicted increased grief at 14 months and poorer perceived health through 25 months. Facial expressions of positive emotion predicted decreased grief through 25 months and a positive but nonsignificant relation to perceived health. Predictive relations between negative and positive emotional expression persisted when initial levels of self-reported emotion, grief, and health were statistically controlled, demonstrating the mediating role of facial expressions of emotion in adjustment to conjugal loss. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
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- Authors
- Bonanno, G. A., & Keltner, D.
- Affiliations
- Catholic University of America (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology
- Published
- 1997-02
- Volume
- 106
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 126-137
- ISSN
- 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1846
- OpenAlex
- W2104501159
- Cited by
- 379
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- emotional facial expressions, conjugal bereavement, grief, bereavement adjustment, anger, positive emotions, negative emotions, health perception, mediation, grief work, marital loss
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Bereavement, Facial Expression, Female, Grief, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Sampling Studies, Multivariate Analysis, Expressed Emotion
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