Citation

Wenn J, O'Connor M, Breen LJ, Rees CS. Death Stud. 2019; 43(3): 143-153.

Affiliation

School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences , Curtin University , Perth , Western Australia , Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2018.1440032

PMID

29474138

Abstract

Despite research examining the role of metacognitive beliefs about coping processes in maintaining psychological disorders, to date, no studies have explored their role in the maintenance of prolonged grief. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with bereavement specialists and bereaved people with elevated grief to identify metacognitive beliefs about coping processes relevant to prolonged grief. Analysis revealed several metacognitive beliefs potentially driving maladaptive coping processes used by people with prolonged grief symptomatology.

FINDINGS may underpin the development of interventions that aim to modify unhelpful metacognitive beliefs that perpetuate maladaptive coping processes.

Language: en

Keywords

Complicated Grief; Metacognitive beliefs; Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder; Prolonged Grief Disorder