Adaptive and maladaptive dependency in bereavement: Distinguishing prolonged and resolved grief trajectories

作者：Denckla Christy A^*; Mancini Anthony D; Bornstein Robert F; Bonanno George A

来源：Personality and Individual Differences, 2011, 51(8): 1012-1017.

DOI：10.1016/j.paid.2011.08.014

• Dependency
• Detachment
• Healthy dependency
• Bereavement
• Grief

Interpersonal dependency is typically viewed as a risk factor for prolonged grief among conjugally bereaved adults. However, emerging empirical evidence and theoretical advances suggest that one manifestation of interpersonal dependency - adaptive dependency - may serve as a protective factor in coping with loss. This study compared adaptive and maladaptive dependency across three matched groups: prolonged grievers, asymptomatically bereaved adults, and a married comparison group. Results suggest a link between adaptive dependency and asymptomatic bereavement, and between maladaptive dependency and prolonged grief.

• 出版日期2011-12
• 单位南宁师范大学