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Continuing bonds and adjustment at 5 years after the death of a spouse
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Thirty-nine bereaved individuals completed the Continuing Bonds Scale (CBS), assessing various aspects of the ongoing attachment to the deceased, at 60 months postloss in a longitudinal conjugal bereavement study. They also completed symptom measures at 6, 14, 25, and 60 months postloss. Higher CBS scores were associated with a more elevated grief-specific symptom pattern over the 5-year postloss period. Moreover, those who expressed greater helplessness and less blame toward the deceased during a monologue role-play involving their deceased spouse at 6 months postloss had higher CBS scores. Finally, greater satisfaction in the past relationship with the spouse was predictive of higher CBS scores. The results were discussed in relation to existing literature on the adaptiveness of continuing bonds.
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“Relatedly, loss-related approach behaviors (e.g., proximity seeking to the deceased) may paradoxically serve to avoid the reality of the loss (cf. Field, Gal-Oz, & Bonanno, 2003)”
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“Several recent studies have shown, for example, that variables measuring what was thought to be an adaptive psychological bond with a deceased spouse (e.g., “my spouse continues to be a loving presence in my life”) turn out to predict surprisingly poor long-term adjustment ( Field, Gal-Oz, & Bonanno, 2003; Field, Nich…”
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- Authors
- Field, N. P., Gal-Oz, E., & Bonanno, G. A.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- ORCID
- Bonanno, George A.
- Venue
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Published
- 2003
- Volume
- 71
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 110-117
- ISSN
- 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2117
- OpenAlex
- W2060113516
- Cited by
- 215
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Consulting and Clinical 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
- continuing bonds, conjugal bereavement, death of a spouse, grief, bereavement adjustment, helplessness, relationship satisfaction, role play
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Bereavement, Death, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Object Attachment, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Adjustment
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