This study investigated predictors of anticipatory
grief among 70 caregivers using hospice services to care
for a dying individual. Anticipatory grief (AG) was
positively associated with disengagement coping; more
specifically, it was negatively associated with problem
avoidance and positively associated with wishful thinking
and social withdrawal. Additionally, attachment anxiety
was positively associated with anticipatory grief, while
attachment avoidance was negatively related. Lastly,
spirituality was found to be negatively associated with
anticipatory grief. Engagement coping, caregiver strain,
and masculine and feminine gender role identification did
not significantly predict AG. Implications for clinical
practice with caregivers as well as recommendations for
future research are offered.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/4239 |
| Date | 30 October 2006 |
| Creators | Lane, Brent Nathan |
| Contributors | Davenport, Donna S. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Dissertation, text |
| Format | 444188 bytes, electronic, application/pdf, born digital |
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