在经历胎儿和婴儿死亡的母亲中,与创伤后生长有关的因素
Shannon Casey1, Alan Schneider2
1Department of Psychology, California Southern University, Chandler, AZ, USA.
Omega
|January 7, 2024
概括
经历胎儿或婴儿损失的母亲报告中度创伤后生长 (PTG). 核心信念的破坏和社会支持对PTG产生了重大影响,突出了为丧亲母亲提供支持网络的重要性.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 悲伤研究 悲伤研究
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 胎儿或婴儿死亡对母亲来说是一个巨大的损失.
- 了解影响创伤后成长 (PTG) 的因素对于支持丧亲父母至关重要.
- 之前的研究表明,在此类损失之后,有心理痛苦和适应挑战.
研究的目的:
- 在经历过胎儿或婴儿死亡的母亲中调查与创伤后生长 (PTG) 相关的因素.
- 检查核心信念破坏,社会支持和PTG之间的关系.
- 探索损失严重程度和人口因素在PTG中的作用.
主要方法:
- 一个由66名母亲组成的样本完成了验证的问卷,包括创伤后成长清单 (PTGI) 和核心信念清单 (CBI).
- 收集了关于损失严重程度,妊娠年龄,损失以来的时间,社会支持,意义创造和与损失相关的行为数据.
- 使用相关性分析来检查变量之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 母亲们报告说,他们经历了严重的创伤性损失,并严重破坏了核心信念,其中中等水平的PTG.
- 核心信念的破坏与损失的严重程度和胎儿/婴儿年龄正相关.
- PTG与核心信念的破坏,来自类似的其他人的社会支持和支持团体有积极的关联.
- 寻找意义和PTG与参与损失相关活动和支持其他活动有关.
结论:
- 核心信念的破坏和社会支持是胎儿或婴儿丧失后创伤后成长的重要因素.
- 参与与损失相关的活动并为他人提供支持可能有助于创造意义和PTG.
- 旨在支持丧亲母亲的干预措施应解决核心信念的恢复,并促进支持性的社会联系.
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