TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Grief following pet and human loss: closeness is key
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Eckerd, Lizabeth M.
A1  - Barnett, James E.
A1  - Jett-Dias, Latishia
SP  - 275
EP  - 282
VL  - 40
IS  - 5
N2  - We compared grief severity and its predictors in two equivalent college student samples who had experienced the death of a pet (n = 211) or a person (n = 146) within the past 2 years. The human death sample reported higher grief severity, p < .01, but effect sizes were small (ds = .28-.30). For both samples, closeness to the deceased was overwhelmingly the strongest predictor of grief severity; other predictors generally dropped out with closeness added to the model. <br><br>RESULTS highlight the importance of including closeness to deceased in grief research, and its centrality in understanding grief counseling clients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2016.1139014
ID  - ref1
ER  -