313 research outputs found
Replication Data for: Health loss-related grief among sick-listed employees - Development and validation of the Health Impairment Grief Scale
No full textBackground.
This study explored health loss-related grief reactions among sick-listed employees. Our objective was to increase understanding of the emotional experiences of sick-listed employees, particularly grief reactions stemming from their health issues. To this end, we developed and validated the Health Impairment Grief Scale (HIGS).
Method.
The 10-item HIGS was developed with input from academic experts in grief and labour, occupational health professionals, and sick-listed employees. Psychometric evaluation of the HIGS was conducted using data from 226 sick-listed employees. Participants mostly identified themselves as female (81%), highly educated (52%), were on average 49.3 years old, and have been sick-listed for 90.3 weeks.
Results.
The HIGS demonstrated a unidimensional structure, robust internal consistency, and temporal stability. Additionally, its items showed clear differentiation from symptoms of depression and anxiety, and exhibited solid convergent validity. These findings indicate that individuals can experience grief due to health problems.
Discussion.
This study identifies health loss-related grief as a distinct psychological phenomenon among sick-listed employees. The association between health loss-related grief and pre-job loss grief suggests that employees may face interconnected emotional challenges during return-to-work. The HIGS is a valid tool for assessing these reactions, potentially improving targeted interventions and support strategies for successful return-to-work outcomes
Replication Data for: Reciprocal relations between job loss-related grief reactions and quality of job search behaviour: A cross-lagged analysis
No full textBackground. Sick-listed employees facing job loss must engage in job search activities during this uncertain period. This study examined temporal dynamics between anticipatory grief, post-loss grief, job search intensity, and job search quality among sick-listed employees facing job loss.
Methods. Using a five-wave longitudinal design, 421 Dutch sick-listed employees who lost their job or position during the study period were tracked. Cross-lagged panel analyses examined relationships between anticipatory grief, post-loss grief, job search intensity, and job search quality, controlling for employment status and health perception.
Results. Anticipatory grief reactions significantly predicted post-loss grief intensity. Job search intensity and quality demonstrated shifting bidirectional relationships across time points. Grief reactions showed primarily unidirectional effects: anticipatory grief negatively predicted job search quality, while post-loss grief unexpectedly enhanced job search intensity. Job search behaviours did not predict subsequent grief reactions.
Conclusion. This study establishes grief reactions as a distinct psychological barrier in return-to-work processes, with differential effects across loss phases suggesting that phase-specific support approaches may be needed
La Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy per il Lutto Traumatico BEP-TG
No full textL’esperienza del Lutto che segue la drammatica perdita di persone amate, pur essendo un tema centrale di molti pazienti con PTSD, ha ricevuto una limitata attenzione nella clinica e nella ricerca dato che nessuna proposta terapeutica evidence based ha finora previsto un modulo appropriato. Gli Autori della BEP-TG hanno recentemente sviluppato un modulo di trattamento focalizzato sull’elaborazione del lutto traumatico presso il Foundation Centrum ’45 (ARQ Psychotrauma Expert Group - NL) che prevede una parziale rielaborazione della Brief Eclectic Therapy già declinata alla cura delle Sindromi post-traumatiche (BEPP).
Questo primo corso in Italia vuole creare un gruppo di terapeuti abilitati all’uso della Brief Eclectic Psychotherapy per trattare il Lutto Traumatico. Il Gruppo BEP-TG Italia applicando il modello raccoglierà dati con finalità di confronto e ricerca dell’efficacia del modello su popolazione italiana. Per potervi partecipare non è necessario aver già seguito il Corso BEPP ed averne già esperienza clinica anche se ne permetterebbe una efficace integrazione terapeutica.
Il modulo di un giorno, aperto a 24 psicologi/psicoterapeuti/psichiatri, propone diverse parti: premesse e inquadramento teorico, presentazione del modello contestualizzato in esperienze pratiche dirette e casi clinici proposti ed esaminati
Lenferink_Supplemental_Materials – Supplemental material for Reciprocal Associations Among Symptom Levels of Disturbed Grief, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression Following Traumatic Loss: A Four-Wave Cross-Lagged Study
No full textSupplemental material, Lenferink_Supplemental_Materials for Reciprocal Associations Among Symptom Levels of Disturbed Grief, Posttraumatic Stress, and Depression Following Traumatic Loss: A Four-Wave Cross-Lagged Study by Lonneke I. M. Lenferink, Angela Nickerson, Jos de Keijser, Geert E. Smid and Paul A. Boelen in Clinical Psychological Science</p
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