The prediction of prolonged grief disorder based on loneliness and attachment styles in Coronavirus-19 survivors

Maryam Abbaspour Gel Sefidi¹

1) Master of Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Naein Branch, Islamic Azad University, Naein, Iran

IOI Code : XEBH-GKKBE
Publication : 2nd National Conference on Clinical Psychology of Children and Adolescents(cpcauma2.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study will be to investigate prediction of prolonged grief disorder based on loneliness and attachment styles in Coronavirus-19 survivors. The quantitative- correlation method was used. The statistical population of this study was all Coronavirus-19 survivors in Isfahan in year 1400. In this study, according Convenience sampling method, 400 people by formula Cochran were selected as samples and they were asked to fill in prolonged grief ‐13‐Revised (PG‐13‐R) scale of Prigerson and et al (2021), loneliness scale-version 3 (UCLA LS3) of Russell (1996) and attachment styles questionnaire (ASQ) of Hazen and Shaver (1987). The collected data was analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis. Findings showed that there was significant correlation between loneliness and attachment styles with prolonged grief disorder (P<0/01). Regression analyses also revealed that %67/7 of variance of prolonged grief disorder was explained by loneliness and attachment styles. This study confirmed the significant contribution of loneliness and attachment styles in prolonged grief disorder in Coronavirus-19 survivors.

Keywords : prolonged grief disorder loneliness and attachment styles coronavirus 19 survivors