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Quality of life and loneliness post-bereavement : results from a nationwide survey of bereaved older adults

- Engel, Lidia, Brijnath, Bianca, Chong, Terence, Hills, Danny, Hjorth, Larissa, Loi, Samantha, Majmudar, Ishani, Mihalopoulos, Cathrine, Gerber, Katrin

  • Authors: Engel, Lidia , Brijnath, Bianca , Chong, Terence , Hills, Danny , Hjorth, Larissa , Loi, Samantha , Majmudar, Ishani , Mihalopoulos, Cathrine , Gerber, Katrin
  • Date: 2023
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Death Studies Vol. 47, no. 9 (2023), p. 994-1005
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  • Description: Older people experience bereavements more often than any other age group. National survey data collected across Australia from 633 bereaved adults aged 65+ years showed that 21% met the criteria for prolonged grief. Their quality of life was significantly lower and loneliness significantly higher compared to older people in the general population. Risk factors for the low quality of life and high loneliness post-bereavement included being female, experiencing the death of a partner, and being the full-time carer of the deceased. Time since bereavement, expectedness, and cause of death were not significantly associated with quality of life and loneliness. © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Attachment styles, continuing bonds, and grief following companion animal death

- Lykins, Amy, McGreevy, Paul, Bennett, Bindi, Paul, Nicola, Gotsis, Nick

  • Authors: Lykins, Amy , McGreevy, Paul , Bennett, Bindi , Paul, Nicola , Gotsis, Nick
  • Date: 2024
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Death Studies Vol. 48, no. 7 (2024), p. 698-705
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  • Description: The death of a companion animal can cause severe grief, yet previous research investigating factors predicting grief has been hampered by limitations. We explored how attachment styles, continuing bonds, and time since loss interacted to predict grief severity in a large sample of individuals grieving the loss of a variety of companion animals. Participants (n = 496) aged between18 and 79 years (Mage = 41.60, SD = 13.62) who had lost a companion animal in the previous three years completed a continuing bonds questionnaire, and animal-oriented assessments of grief and attachment styles online. After controlling for time since loss, higher attachment anxiety predicted more severe grief, a relationship partially moderated by continuing bonds, whereas attachment avoidance predicted less severe grief irrespective of continuing bonds. We recommend reconsideration of the non-human animal exclusion in prolonged grief disorder, and suggest that bereavement supports embrace targeted approaches that consider attachment styles. © 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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