Citation

Christian K, Aoun SM, Breen LJ. Death Stud. 2019; 43(5): 316-323.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, Curtin University , Australia.

Copyright

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

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2018.1469054

PMID

29757102

Abstract

This study investigated the importance of religious and spiritual beliefs in daily life in explaining Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) symptomatology. Participants were 588 bereaved adults who completed a questionnaire. The importance of spiritual beliefs in daily life explained a small to medium, significant 3% of variance in PGD symptoms, but religious beliefs in daily life did not. Individuals who placed moderate importance on spiritual beliefs in their daily life may experience more intense grief.

Language: en

Keywords

bereavement; complicated grief; prolonged grief; religion; spirituality