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    Grief and functional impairment following COVID-19 loss in a treatment-seeking sample: the mediating role of meaning

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    Authors
    Breen, Lauren
    Lee, S.A.
    Mancini, Vincent O.
    Willis, M.
    Neimeyer, R.A.
    Date
    2022
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Breen, L.J. and Lee, S.A. and Mancini, V.O. and Willis, M. and Neimeyer, R.A. 2022. Grief and functional impairment following COVID-19 loss in a treatment-seeking sample: the mediating role of meaning. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 51(3): pp. 395-406.
    Source Title
    British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
    DOI
    10.1080/03069885.2022.2075540
    ISSN
    0306-9885
    Faculty
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    Curtin School of Population Health
    Remarks

    This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Guidance and Counselling on 30 Jun 2022 available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03069885.2022.2075540

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89242
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented levels of grief and psychological distress in community samples. We examined unique pandemic grief risk factors, dysfunctional grief, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, general psychiatric distress, disrupted meaning, and functional impairment in a treatment-seeking sample of people bereaved from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom. A sample of 183 participants (91.80% female; M = 47.40 years) completed an online survey as part of an intake assessment for a grief support and referral service. Most reported clinically elevated PTSD symptoms (83.1%), psychiatric distress (64.0%), and functional impairment (56.8%). A smaller, but still concerning percentage (39.3%) reported clinically significant symptoms of dysfunctional grief. Disrupted meaning substantially mediated the relationship between risk factors and all four outcomes. Counsellors should address the breadth of psychological distress in those bereaved by COVID-19 and hone their skills in promoting meaning making in the wake of the trauma and loss generated by the pandemic.

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