AN INTERNET TOOL TO NORMALIZE GRIEF

作者：Dominick Sally A; Irvine A Blair^*; Beauchamp Natasha; Seeley John R; Nolen Hoeksema Susan; Doka Kenneth J; Bonanno George A

来源：Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying , 2009, 60(1): 71-87.

DOI：10.2190/OM.60.1.d

This research evaluated the efficacy of a psycho-educational Internet self-help tool to educate and support recently (1-6 months) bereaved individuals. The goal of the website was to help users normalize their grief to enhance their adaptive adjustment. A randomized controlled trial evaluated the gains in social cognitive theory constructs and state anxiety. Compared to the control group (N = 34), treatment participants (N = 33) reported significant multivariate gains (eta-square = .191). Significant program effects were obtained on all three outcome measures: attitude (eta-square = .177), self-efficacy (eta-square = .106), and state anxiety (eta-square = .083). These findings suggest the potential efficacy of an Internet-based grief support tool to enhance adaptive adjustment of the bereaved.

• 出版日期2009