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The Relationship between Explanatory Style and Posttraumatic Growth after Bereavement in a Non-Clinical Sample

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Title: The Relationship between Explanatory Style and Posttraumatic Growth after Bereavement in a Non-Clinical Sample
Language: English
Authors: Ho, Samuel M. Y., Chu, Kwung Wing, Yiu, Jessie
Source: Death Studies. May 2008 32(5):461-478.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/default.html
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2008
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Grief, Attachment Behavior, Foreign Countries, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Processes, Death
Geographic Terms: Hong Kong
DOI: 10.1080/07481180801974760
ISSN: 0748-1187
Abstract: The relationship between explanatory style and self-perceived posttraumatic growth was examined among 105 undergraduates in Hong Kong who had experienced bereavement in the past 6 years. Individuals who tended to attribute positive events to internal, global, and stable factors reported more posttraumatic growth than individuals who tended to attribute positive events to external, specific, and unstable factors. The explanatory style for positive events might affect later cognitive processing, such as meaning making after bereavement, which will affect self-perceived posttraumatic growth. One's explanatory style for negative events is not related to posttraumatic growth after bereavement. Directions for future study are described. (Contains 4 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Abstractor: Author
Number of References: 54
Entry Date: 2008
Accession Number: EJ791787
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The relationship between explanatory style and self-perceived posttraumatic growth was examined among 105 undergraduates in Hong Kong who had experienced bereavement in the past 6 years. Individuals who tended to attribute positive events to internal, global, and stable factors reported more posttraumatic growth than individuals who tended to attribute positive events to external, specific, and unstable factors. The explanatory style for positive events might affect later cognitive processing, such as meaning making after bereavement, which will affect self-perceived posttraumatic growth. One's explanatory style for negative events is not related to posttraumatic growth after bereavement. Directions for future study are described. (Contains 4 tables and 2 footnotes.)
ISSN:0748-1187
DOI:10.1080/07481180801974760