Anticipatory grief and postdeath adjustment

摘要: Abstract College students (N = 224) described their adjustment to the death of a signaficant other and identified whether they had anticipated for I week or longer (anticipation group) less than (unanticipated comparison group). The anticipation group reported better postdeath in terms occurrence frequency grief-related symptoms, acceptance death, perceived helpfulness harmfulness anticipation. Within group, length appeared have little relationship adjustment. While social support was unrelated apparent benefit anticipation, age ofthe person who died significantly associated with both