Understanding anticipatory grief: relationship to coping style, attachment style, caregiver strain, gender role identification, and spirituality
Year: 2006
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study investigated predictors of anticipatory\ngrief among 70 caregivers using hospice services to care\nfor a dying individual. Anticipatory grief (AG) was\npositively associated with disengagement coping; more\nspecifically, it was negatively associated with problem\navoidance and positively associated with wishful thinking\nand social withdrawal. Additionally, attachment anxiety\nwas positively associated with anticipatory grief, while\nattachment avoidance was negatively related. Lastly,\nspirituality was found to be negatively associated with\nanticipatory grief. Engagement coping, caregiver strain,\nand masculine and feminine gender role identification did\nnot significantly predict AG. Implications for clinical\npractice with caregivers as well as recommendations for\nfuture research are offered.
Author: Brent Nathan Lane
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2217014781