Cognitive predictors of grief trajectories in the first months of loss: A latent growth mixture model.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The identification of modifiable cognitive antecedents of trajectories of grief is of clinical and theoretical interest.

Method

The study gathered 3-wave data on 275 bereaved adults in the first 12-18 months postloss (T1 = 0-6 months, T2 = 6-12 months, T3 = 12-18 months). Participants completed measures of grief severity, cognitive factors (loss-related memory characteristics, negative appraisals, unhelpful coping strategies, and grief resilience), as well as measures of interpersonal individual differences (attachment and dependency). Latent growth mixture modeling was used to identify classes of grief trajectories. Predictors of class membership were identified using multinomial logistic regression and multigroup structural equation modeling.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Smith KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939605 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature