Positive Outcomes of Adolescents' Experience with Grief
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This study explored positive outcomes of adolescents'experiences of grief Ninety-three late adolescents (mean age of 19.4 years) responded to the question: "What positive outcomes, if any, do you feel were the result of your grief experience(s)? Check all that apply. " The most frequent responses were (a) have deeper appreciation of life (74%o), (b) show greater caring for loved ones (67%o), (c) strengthened emotional bonds with others (56%), and (d) developed emotional strength (53%o). Only 4 of the 93 subjects responded "none " (1 subject) or left all of the choices blank (3 subjects). There were no significant differences found related to response by sex or ethnicity; however, individuals with an internal locus of control as compared to an external locus of control did respond more often that they had better communication skills as a result of their grief experience. Findings are discussed as they relate to grief education and suggestions for future research.
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Grief is an emotion relevant to emotional alignment, its emotional content naturally evokes empathy, and the tendency to grieve has been found to correlate with a tendency to empathize.
“In Experiment 1, we chose grief as a theme likely to promote social cognition since it is an emotion and hence relevant to the question of emotional alignment; its emotional content naturally evokes empathy; and the tendency to grieve has been found to correlate with a tendency to empathize (Kellehear, 2002;Oltjenbruns, 1991).”
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- Authors
- Oltjenbruns, K. A.
- Affiliations
- Colorado State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Oltjenbruns, Kevin Ann
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescent Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1991-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 43-53
- ISSN
- 0743-5584 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6895
- OpenAlex
- W2094244437
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescent Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Keywords
- adolescent grief, bereavement, late adolescence, appreciation of life, affective bonds, emotional strength, locus of control, communication skills, grief education
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