INVESTIGATION OF POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH AND RELATED FACTORS IN ELDERLY ADULTS' EXPERIENCE OF SPOUSAL BEREAVEMENT

ÖKSÜZLER CABILAR B., Dirik E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.181-190, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31086/tjgeri.2019.91
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.181-190
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aged, Widowhood, Posttraumatic growth, Psychological, Self-esteem, Social support, SUPPORT, DEPRESSION, WIDOWHOOD, GENDER, SCALE
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Spousal bereavement is an inevitable experience for elderly adults. Although it may have negative effects, spousal bereavement may also result into post-traumatic growth in the elderly. Studies on the relationships of such growth with different factors have revealed that psychosocial resources such as self-esteem, religious coping, and social support are related to the level of post-traumatic growth. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the relationship between these factors and post-traumatic growth in bereaved elderly.