Social support and complicated grief: A longitudinal study on bereaved parents after the Utøya terror attack in Norway

The aim of this study is to increase the understanding of social network support after traumatic deaths and, by demonstrating the complexities of such encounters, to highlight whether such support may be totally beneficial. A phenomenological dynamic and relational perspective was applied to 22 in-depth interviews with parents bereaved as a result of the 2011 terror attack in Norway. Three main themes were identified in respect of interactional support processes: (a) valued support, (b) stressful experiences, and (c) interactive barriers. As well as describing the value of experienced support, the article also elaborates on the effect of lacking, avoidant, and inept support. The findings show that insecure communication and a nonmatching understanding of time and emotional overload can form interactive barriers between the bereaved and their networks. By better understanding the relational regulation processes inherent in social support we may provide informed advice to both the bereaved and their networks to maximize recovery.

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Family social support, community “social capital” and adolescents’ mental health and educational outcomes: a longitudinal study in England

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology ◽

10.1007/s00127-011-0391-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 47 (5) ◽

pp. 697-709 ◽

Cited By ~ 65

Author(s):

Catherine Rothon ◽

Laura Goodwin ◽

Stephen Stansfeld

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Social Support ◽

Social Capital ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

Family Social Support

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Impact of adolescent drug use and social support on problems of young adults: A longitudinal study.

Journal of Abnormal Psychology ◽

10.1037/0021-843x.97.1.64 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 97 (1) ◽

pp. 64-75 ◽

Cited By ~ 262

Author(s):

Michael D. Newcomb ◽

Peter M. Bentler

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Young Adults ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Drug Use ◽

Adolescent Drug Use

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Hoe gezondheidsbeleid de toewijding van werknemers beïnvloedt

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2009.022.004.004 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Jan Fekke Ybema ◽

Maartje Bakhuys Roozeboom

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Health Policy ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Data Collection ◽

Distributive Justice ◽

Procedural Justice ◽

Organizational Justice ◽

Job Resources

How health policy influences the dedication of employees How health policy influences the dedication of employees J.F. Ybema & M. Bakhuys Roozeboom, Gedrag & Organisatie, volume 22, November 2009, nr. 4, pp. 354-370. A longitudinal study with three yearly waves of data collection among 1.013 employees was used to examine whether employers' health policy improved dedication of employees. Furthermore, it was examined whether health policy improved autonomy, social support (from supervisor, from colleagues), and organizational justice (procedural, distributive), and whether health policy affects dedication through these job resources. The results showed that health policy at T1 contributed to higher dedication at T3, corrected for dedication at T1. Moreover, health policy did not improve autonomy, but it led to more social support from supervisor and colleagues and to more procedural and distributive justice at T2, corrected for these job resources at T1. The effects of health policy on dedication were partly mediated by more social support from the supervisor and by higher procedural justice. This means that employers should invest in health policy to improve the job resources and dedication of employees.

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