TY - JOUR
T1 - The nature of grief
T2 - Loss of love relationships in young adulthood
AU - Robak, Rostyslaw W.
AU - Weitzman, Steven P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 24 February 1997; accepted 27 February 1997. Address correspondence to Rostyslaw W. Robak or Steven P. Weitzman, Pace University, Psychology Department, Pleasantville, NY 10570, USA. We would like to thank Tom Faschingbauer for permitting us to use the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) in this research. We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following people for their assistance in the beginning stages of this study and their participation in data collection and elements of scoring: Michael Christiano, Andrew Blatt, Stephanie Doody, Kelly LeFevre, and Lynn Nanos. Please direct inquiries about the adaptation of the TRIG (or the questionnaire) to the authors.
PY - 1998/4
Y1 - 1998/4
N2 - Grieving following the loss of a love relationship in young adulthood was examined. College students completed the loss version of the Grief Experience Inventory (GEI), another questionnaire, and an adaptation of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG). The results indicated that the more intimate the relationship had been, the greater the grief experienced. In addition, the more marriage had been considered, the greater the grief. Grief was disenfranchised primarily by family members, unless marriage had been considered. Few gender differences were seen, except that women both considered marriage and initiated the breakup more often. The specific feelings attached to the grieving were noted more often on the TRIG adaptation than on the GEI. The findings point to the significance of recognizing grief reactions in counseling and psychotherapy for depression in young adults.
AB - Grieving following the loss of a love relationship in young adulthood was examined. College students completed the loss version of the Grief Experience Inventory (GEI), another questionnaire, and an adaptation of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG). The results indicated that the more intimate the relationship had been, the greater the grief experienced. In addition, the more marriage had been considered, the greater the grief. Grief was disenfranchised primarily by family members, unless marriage had been considered. Few gender differences were seen, except that women both considered marriage and initiated the breakup more often. The specific feelings attached to the grieving were noted more often on the TRIG adaptation than on the GEI. The findings point to the significance of recognizing grief reactions in counseling and psychotherapy for depression in young adults.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:3042933189
SN - 1532-5024
VL - 3
SP - 205
EP - 216
JO - Journal of Loss and Trauma
JF - Journal of Loss and Trauma
IS - 2
ER -