Getting unstuck: the roles of hope, finding meaning, and rumination in the adjustment to bereavement among college students.
The relationships between hope, bereavement-related rumination, and finding meaning (making sense and benefit finding) were examined in 158 college students who experienced the death of a loved one within the latter half of their lives. Greater rumination was related significantly to lessened psychological well-being, and it mediated the relationship between being able to make sense of the death and superior well-being. Finding benefits in bereavement was associated with positive adjustment for those who recently experienced the death of a loved one, whereas it was related to negative adjustment for those who experienced the death longer ago. Higher hope predicted greater well-being, but it was not related to rumination or finding meaning.
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VA Puget Sound Health Care System, 1660 South Columbian Way (116-MHC), Seattle Washington 98108, USA. Scott.Michael@med.va.gov
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States