TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Associations between the cause of loved one's death, mourner's psychological distress and ongoing relationship with the deceased, and mourner's posttraumatic growth
JO  - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying
A1  - Hanetz-Gamliel, Keren
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The current study focused on the associations between the cause of a loved one's death, mourner's emotional distress, mourner's ongoing relationship with the deceased, and posttraumatic growth (PTG). The sample comprised 91 Israeli mourners following death due to traffic accident, military service, or prolonged illness. Participants completed questionnaires assessing psychological distress, ongoing relationship with the deceased, and PTG. <br><br>FINDINGS showed that in traffic-accident deaths, mourners reported higher psychological distress and preoccupation with the deceased compared to that reported by the other mourner groups. Moreover, psychological distress mediated the association between the cause of death and PTG. The findings emphasize the differences between the mourner groups.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00302228211068303
ID  - ref1
ER  -