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Investigating the relationship between self-monitoring satisfaction and prolonged grief disorder symptoms in bereaved individuals
Boer, Vince de (2024) Investigating the relationship between self-monitoring satisfaction and prolonged grief disorder symptoms in bereaved individuals.
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| Abstract: | A minority of bereaved individuals experiences intensified grief that impairs them in daily life for a longer period of time, known as Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) is found useful to assess PGD but is also a form of self-monitoring, which is said to have therapeutic potential. Self-monitoring satisfaction may be related to the efficacy of self-monitoring. This study aimed to investigate the influence of self-monitoring satisfaction on PGD levels. Bereaved individuals’ PGD levels and their satisfaction with self-monitoring were assessed. The association between self-monitoring satisfaction and PGD levels was examined using linear regression models while controlling for number of observations and initial PGD levels. Self-monitoring satisfaction was positively associated with PGD levels. Number of observations was not related to PGD levels. When initial PGD levels were controlled for, self-monitoring satisfaction no longer predicted PGD levels. Initial PGD levels did strongly predict PGD levels after self-monitoring. The findings indicate that self-monitoring satisfaction did not seem to be related to PGD levels through an influence on the efficacy of self-monitoring. It is possible that self-monitoring satisfaction was found to be higher for individuals with higher PGD levels due to an increased motivation or perceived need for self-monitoring. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102425 |
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