dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Eersel, J.H.W. van | |
dc.contributor.author | Talts, Marie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-03T00:00:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-03T00:00:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/42093 | |
dc.description.abstract | Relatively few studies within the job loss-related complicated grief (CG) literature
have focused on the protective factors for developing CG symptoms. Furthermore, little is
known about the influencing factors on CG in this relation. This cross-sectional study aimed
to examine the positive factors for developing job loss-related CG symptoms. More precisely,
the three protective factors examined were self-esteem, positive cognitions, and locus of
control. The final sample consisted of 22 mostly Estonian people (M = 32.1, SD = 12.60,
range 22-63; 95.5% female) who had lost their jobs involuntarily. The participants completed
online questionnaires concerning the study variables. Results rejected all four hypotheses; for
the first three, all the correlations were statistically non-significant and negligible. Whereas
the last hypothesis indicated that self-esteem had the strongest effect on job loss-related CG,
although the result was statistically non-significant. The results can be a good foundation for
future studies to elaborate on these variables in association with job loss-related CG.
Increasing understanding of this phenomenon could aid in locating at-risk individuals,
developing competent preventive measures, and developing potential therapy tools.
Furthermore, effective CG treatment may contribute to lower unemployment rates by
allowing individuals to engage in job-seeking behavior and other positive activities. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | This cross-sectional study aimed
to examine the positive factors for developing job loss-related CG symptoms. More precisely,
the three protective factors examined were self-esteem, positive cognitions, and locus of
control. | |
dc.title | Job Loss-Related Complicated Grief and its Relationship to Positive Cognitions,
Self-Esteem, and Locus of Control | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | involuntary job loss; complicated grief; self-esteem; positive cognitions;
locus of control | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Clinical Psychology | |
dc.thesis.id | 7498 | |