학술논문

Five-factor model in bereaved adults with and without complicated grief.
Document Type
Article
Source
Death Studies. 2019, Vol. 43 Issue 3, p204-209. 6p. 1 Chart.
Subject
*BEREAVEMENT
*INTERVIEWING
*MATHEMATICAL models
*RESEARCH methodology
*MENTAL status examination
*PERSONALITY assessment
*PHYSICIAN-patient relations
*PSYCHOLOGY
*RISK assessment
*SELF-evaluation
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*PSYCHIATRIC treatment
*COMPLICATED grief
*ADULTS
Language
ISSN
0748-1187
Abstract
Knowledge about what psychological characteristics underlie complicated grief (CG) is limited. The current study examined the five-factor personality traits in 81 bereaved adults with (n = 51) and without (n = 30) CG. A trained doctoral-level clinician evaluated participants using a structured, diagnostic psychiatric interview, and they completed self-report measures of grief and personality. A multiple regression model indicated that higher levels of neuroticism were associated with greater CG symptom severity, implicating neuroticism in the development of CG. Future prospective studies confirming it as a risk factor for the development of CG are warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]