Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
Sex differences in distress variables are common, but recent research suggests exaggeration of these differences in conservative Christian environments due to polarized gender role expectations. Few studies have measured distress by relationship to deceased, and fewer still have considered both effects of relationship and whether the death was traumatic. Incorporation of coping tasks may assist in resilience and transformation following these types of losses. College students do not like to admit struggle or ask for help, so health variables may be better indicators of bereavement-related distress than self-report measures of dealing with grief. This study compares effects of sex, loss type, relationship to deceased, and coping on distress of students in a Christian Evangelical university.
Recommended Citation
Andrea C Walker. "Resilience, Transformation, and Gender: Distress within Students at a Christian Evangelical University.pdf" Association for Death Education and Counseling (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrea-walker/20/
Comments
Presentation: Association for Death Education and Counseling