Schneider, Maya Carina (2024) A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Negative Cognitions and Prolonged Grief Symptoms. Master thesis, Educational Sciences.
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Abstract
Prolonged grieving refers to the severe, ongoing, and incapacitating grief that a small percentage of adult bereaved individuals suffer from. Negative cognitions have been proposed to be pivotal in the development and perpetuation of prolonged grief symptoms. We conducted a systematic review of the relationship between grief-related negative cognitions and prolonged grief symptoms since there is a lack of reviews addressing the diverse manifestations of distorted cognitions and their effects on prolonged grief symptoms. The current systematic review was preregistered in PROSPERO’s international registry of systematic reviews under registration ID CRD42023471254. By searching PsychInfo, PubMed, and Web of Science in September, 2023, we identified and summarized quantitative correlational research on the relationships between grief-related negative cognitions and prolonged grief. Seventeen studies with a total of 4,794 participants were included. The presented cross-sectional studies consistently demonstrated grief-related negative cognitions to be a stable correlate of prolonged grief symptoms, including cognitions about the self, life, the world, and the future, as well as catastrophic misinterpretations and (albeit less consistently) self-blame. Longitudinal studies further supported the notion that these grief related negative cognitions are not merely concurrent but can predict and persist over time, indicating their potential role in the development and maintenance of prolonged grief symptoms. In future research it would be valuable to focus on these specific types of negative cognitions, and to further explore longitudinal associations and intervention effects. Acquiring a nuanced understanding of such associations could hold clinical importance and carry implications for future research endeavors and the development and application of interventions. Keywords: Negative cognitions; Negative beliefs; Typical beliefs; Prolonged grief; Complicated Grief
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Eisma, M.C. |
| Degree programme: | Educational Sciences |
| Differentiation route: | Evidence-bases Education [Master Educational Sciences] |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2024 07:45 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Apr 2024 07:45 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3282 |
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