Grief rumination mediates the association between self-compassion and psychopathology in relatives of missing persons

Grief rumination mediates the association between self-compassion and psychopathology in relatives of missing persons

Background: The disappearance of a loved one is a unique type of loss, also termed ‘ambiguous loss’, which may heighten the risk for developing prolonged grief (PG), depression, and posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. Little is known about protective and risk factors for psychopathology among relat...

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Main Authors: Lonneke I. M. Lenferink, Maarten C. Eisma, Jos de Keijser, Paul A. Boelen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-12-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
bereavement
loss
trauma
missing person
compassion
repetitive thinking
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2017.1378052

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