Bereavement versus health loss: the relationship of loss type with psychological growth.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Psychology Health & Medicine Pub Date : 2025-02-06 DOI:10.1080/13548506.2025.2460335

Duygu Tiryaki Şen, Arda Bağcaz, Orhan Murat Koçak

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Abstract

Only a few studies have focused on different kinds of loss other than bereavement. This study aims to examine the relationship between loss type (bereavement or health loss) and psychological growth. The sample including 116 participants with either bereavement or health loss was evaluated with Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. A linear regression analysis was performed in which the growth score was the dependent variable, and the depression severity, the presence of post-loss psychiatric treatment, loss type, age, sex, educational level, and time since loss were the independent variables. The lower depression severity, the type of loss being health, and the longer time since loss were found to be related to the increase in post-loss growth. The findings show that health loss may be a loss type that stimulates psychological growth, and its relationship with growth may even be stronger than that of bereavement.

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Psychology Health & Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

0.00%

发文量

200

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Psychology, Health & Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal highlighting human factors in health. The journal provides a peer reviewed forum to report on issues of psychology and health in practice. This key publication reaches an international audience, highlighting the variation and similarities within different settings and exploring multiple health and illness issues from theoretical, practical and management perspectives. It provides a critical forum to examine the wide range of applied health and illness issues and how they incorporate psychological knowledge, understanding, theory and intervention. The journal reflects the growing recognition of psychosocial issues as they affect health planning, medical care, disease reaction, intervention, quality of life, adjustment adaptation and management. For many years theoretical research was very distant from applied understanding. The emerging movement in health psychology, changes in medical care provision and training, and consumer awareness of health issues all contribute to a growing need for applied research. This journal focuses on practical applications of theory, research and experience and provides a bridge between academic knowledge, illness experience, wellbeing and health care practice.