TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Bereavement hallucinations after the loss of a spouse: associations with psychopathological measures, personality and coping style
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Jensen, Karina Elisabeth
A1  - O'Connor, Maja
A1  - Spindler, Helle
A1  - Moskowitz, Andrew
SP  - 260
EP  - 269
VL  - 43
IS  - 4
N2  - Bereavement hallucinations (BHs) were assessed in 175 conjugally bereaved participants four years post loss, to explore whether BHs were: a) associated with psychological distress and b) predicted by sociodemographic variables, personality and/or coping style. Participants with BHs scored significantly higher than those without BHs on prolonged grief, post-traumatic stress, depression symptoms, and emotional loneliness. Hierarchical logistic regression analysis showed avoidant coping, openness to experience, and length of marriage to significantly predict BHs, while detached coping was negatively associated with BHs. This study suggests that BHs may be an indicator of psychological distress in bereavement.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1458759
ID  - ref1
ER  -