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Between and Within-Person Associations of Social Contact and Prolonged Grief Symptoms in Individuals with Acute Prolonged Grief Disorder : An Experience Sampling Method Study

Popovic, Aleksandra (2024) Between and Within-Person Associations of Social Contact and Prolonged Grief Symptoms in Individuals with Acute Prolonged Grief Disorder : An Experience Sampling Method Study.

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Abstract:	This study investigated the relationship between the quality of social contact and PGD symptoms of individuals with acute PGD using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM). People who met the criteria for PGD three to six months after the death of their loved one received smartphone-based questionnaires five times a day for two weeks including questions about PGD intensity and their social contact. To analyse both between and within-person effects, linear regression and linear mixed models were applied testing the relationship between the quality of social contact and PGD symptoms. Based on N=5320 observations, compared to being alone, pleasant and less pleasant contact were significantly associated with lower PGD symptoms at the within-person level, but not at the between-person level. This study investigated to what extent the quality of social contact is associated with PGD symptoms in individuals with acute PGD, considering both between-person and within-person levels. Results showed that compared to being alone, both pleasant and less pleasant contact were linked to lower PGD symptoms, despite small effect sizes. The findings highlight the importance of accounting for individual variability in PGD symptoms.
Item Type:	Essay (Master)
Faculty:	BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:	77 psychology
Programme:	Psychology MSc (66604)
Link to this item:	https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103818
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