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Facial expressions of emotion and the course of conjugal bereavement
Abstract
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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“studies have shown that people who experience positive emotions during bereavement are more likely to develop long-term plans and goals.”
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“those who express positive emotions after a loss are more likely to exhibit resilience in subsequent years”
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Bonanno, G. A. (2004) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.59.1.20 · Cited by 6,851
“Bereaved individuals who exhibited genuine laughs and smiles when speaking about a recent loss had better adjustment over several years of bereavement (Bonanno & Keltner, 1997) and also evoked more favorable responses in observers (Keltner & Bonanno, 1997).”
BackgroundSelf-citationThe broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions
Fredrickson, B. L. (2004) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2004.1512 · Cited by 4,214
“Together with positive emotions, plans and goals predict greater psychological well-being 12 months post-bereavement (Stein et al. (1997); for related work, see Bonanno & Keltner (1997) and Keltner & Bonanno (1997)).”
BackgroundPositive emotions broaden the scope of attention and thought‐action repertoires
Fredrickson, B. L., & Branigan, C. (2005) · Cognition & Emotion · doi:10.1080/02699930441000238 · Cited by 3,521
Fredrickson, B. L. (2001) · American Psychologist · doi:10.1037//0003-066x.56.3.218 · Cited by 18,025
Folkman, S., & Moskowitz, J. T. (2004) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.141456 · Cited by 3,485
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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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