Wellbeing in Bereavement and Widowhood

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Mary Bennett ◽  
Laura K. Soulsby
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Dual Process Model ◽  
Identity Reconstruction ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Coping

This article will examine how beveavement and widowhood affect wellbeing drawing on psychological, gerontological, and sociological research. The article will begin with an outline of what is meant by bereavement and widowhood. It will then present an overview of the effects that bereavement and widowhood has on wellbeing. In the next section, a brief history of approaches to bereavement will be presented. Next, more recent approaches will be discussed including the Dual Process Model of Bereavement (Stroebe & Schut, 1999), and a discussion of the debate concerning continuing and relinquishing bonds. The focus will then turn to factors which influence wellbeing with a focus both on pre- and post-bereavement experiences, and on such factors as age and gender. Finally, there will be a discussion of factors which may enhance wellbeing, such as resilience, identity reconstruction, and coping strategies.

Dual-Process Models in Sociology

2019 ◽  
pp. 168-191
Author(s):  
Vanina Leschziner
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Dual Process Model ◽  
Dual Process Models ◽  
Analytical Review

In the ongoing quest to find new analytical or methodological tools to explicate social action, cultural sociologists have recently turned to the dual-process models developed by cognitive and social psychologists. Designed to explain the two basic types of cognitive processing—one autonomous and the other requiring controlled attention, dual-process models became a natural partner for sociological theories of action, with their interest in parsing dispositional and deliberative types of action. This chapter offers an analytical review of the sociological literature that engages with dual-process models. It begins with an outline of the fundamentals of dual-process models in cognitive and social psychology, and follows with an examination of the premises that constitute what has come to be called the sociological dual-process model. It then reviews sociological research that applies dual-process models, dividing this literature into two distinct groups that are separated along sharp epistemological, methodological, and analytical lines. The first group is a largely consistent body of work that follows the premises of the sociological dual-process model, emphasizing the primacy of Type 1 processing, and investigating how this form of cognition shapes action. The second group comprises a more diverse body of work, examines Type 1 and Type 2 processing, and attempts to capture the processes that shape cognition and action. The chapter concludes with remarks about the critiques raised against dual-process models, along with their potential contributions to sociological analysis.

Coping and Coping Effectiveness in Relation to a Competitive Sport Event: Pubertal Status, Chronological Age, and Gender among Adolescent Athletes

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Nicholls ◽  
Remco Polman ◽  
David Morley ◽  
Natalie J. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Chronological Age ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Pubertal Status ◽  
Coping Effectiveness ◽  
Response To Stress ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

An aim of this paper was to discover whether athletes of different pubertal status, chronological age, and gender reported distinct coping strategies in response to stress during a competitive event in their sport. A secondary aim was to examine pubertal status group, chronological age, and gender differences in coping effectiveness. Participants were adolescent athletes (n = 527), classified as beginning-pubertal (n = 59), midpubertal (n = 189), advanced-pubertal (n = 237), and postpubertal (n = 22). Findings revealed that there were small, but significant differences in how athletes of different pubertal status and chronological age coped. There were also significant differences between how athletes of different pubertal status perceived the effectiveness of their coping strategies. Interestingly, our results suggested that the relationship between pubertal status and coping and coping effectiveness is different from the relationship between chronological age and coping and coping effectiveness.

Dual Process Model of Coping With Bereavement in the Test of the Subjective Experiences of Bereaved Spouses

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Léonor Fasse ◽  
Emmanuelle Zech
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Dual Process Model ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Coping Processes

The Dual Process Model of Coping With Bereavement (DPM) was developed to better understand the dynamic coping processes adopted by bereaved people. In the present study, we investigated the daily subjective experiences of widowed people and examined whether they recognized themselves in the model. Thirteen out of the 16 interviewed widowed persons reported that their bereavement experience basically fitted the model. However, they also identified discrepancies. Interviews with six bereaved spouses were subjected to an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three main issues were identified: (a) the interdependence versus distinctiveness of coping processes, (b) the conscious and intentional nature of coping strategies, and (c) the very nature of respite in the grief experience. The results indicated that, although relevant, the DPM did not always match the grieving experiences reported by the widowed individuals. Clinical and research perspectives are discussed.

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