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ABSTRACT Grief in Women Religious Research indicates that the bereavement process can be influenced by social support, spirituality and personality factors (Sanders, 1999). The purpose of this study was to assess the impact that social support, spirituality and extraversion have on grief symptoms in Roman Catholic women religious. The participants in the present study totaled 82 active and contemplative women religious who had experienced the death of a family member or friend within seven months of the initial data collection. In addition, 48 of the participants belonged to five active congregations and 34 of the participants belonged to 17 contemplative monasteries. The study was passive observational and longitudinal, with two times of measurement that were three months apart. The variables examined were type of religious life (active/contemplative), grief symptoms, social support, spirituality, and extraversion. Results indicate no significant association between social support and grief symptoms over time. Further results show that for women religious overall spirituality was not a significant predictor of grief over time. Multiple regressions were conducted separately for the two groups (active/contemplative). Results indicate that spirituality was a significant predictor of time 2 residualized grief for the active group only. Moreover, for both groups, neither time 1 social support nor the interaction between spirituality and social support were predictive of grief over time. Additionally, no significant interaction between religious lifestyle and extraversion was found. i
Grief in Women Religious Multiple regression analyses found a significant main effect for religious lifestyles. Specifically, active women religious reported higher grief scores than did contemplatives. Post hoc analyses indicate significant differences in closeness to the deceased among the two groups. This study suggests that spirituality for bereaved active women religious has more of an impact on grief than it does for bereaved contemplatives. Furthermore, active women religious appear closer to the deceased and experience more grief than do contemplatives. Nevertheless, closeness to the deceased affects grief symptoms more for the contemplative group man it does for the active group. Differences in the active and contemplative lifestyles appear to play a role in the grief process. Therefore, future research is needed to address these factors. ii
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