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Grief in Women Religious 16 a death may be a source of strength for the bereaved woman religious. This does not mean, however, that the woman religious will not feel the pain associated with the loss of the loved one. It does mean that her faith may influence this grief process in a significant manner. For contemplative women religious whose life is dedicated to prayer and solitude, the resolution of grief may primarily involve a focus on spirituality. This may be a natural consequence of enclosure and limited social contacts. Conversely, for active women religious who are immersed in an apostolic ministry, the resolution of grief may initially focus on social support. The availability of social support from a variety of sources may make this a feasible preference. However, over time the active women religious may turn more towards their faith and relationship with God for comfort. This refocus on spirituality may consequently flow from their primary commitment to God. Furthermore, research suggests that spirituality may not only help the bereaved work through the grief process, but also lead to a stronger interior life (Marrone, 1999; Massey, 2000). Statement of the Problem Grief is an inescapable fact of life. The significance of the grieving process can be seen both in research, self-help literature and support groups available to the bereaved. Research on grief suggests that bereavement is an intensely emotional period that lasts for an indeterminate length of time. Women religious experience many losses that affect their life in a profound way. Among these losses are the deaths of parents, siblings, relatives, community members and intimate friends. Little research, however, can be found that addresses the issues of loss within a religious community. Women religious
Grief in Women Religious 17 attempt to deal with these outcomes while they continue to serve God's people and live in community. Present research suggests that social support and spirituality are important factors in bringing the grieving process to a healthy resolution. Research also indicates that personality factors may affect the grief process. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact that social support, spirituality and the personality factor of extraversion have on grief symptoms in active and contemplative women religious. The relations among these variables were examined over a 3 month time period. Statement of Hypotheses 1. There is a relation between social support and grief symptoms such that the social support of women religious is related negatively to grief symptoms over time. 2. There is a relation between spirituality and grief symptoms such that the spirituality of women religious is related negatively to grief symptoms over time. 3. There is a significant interaction between women religious lifestyles and personality factors in relation to grief symptoms, such that extraversion is related negatively to grief symptoms over time in active women religious and related positively to grief symptoms in contemplative women religious over time. 4. There is a difference between women religious lifestyles in relative contribution of time 1 spirituality and social support in predicting time 2 grief symptoms, such that social support and spirituality will be more predictive of grief among active women religious and spirituality alone will be predictive of grief among contemplative women religious.
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