Subjective distress among homicidally bereaved siblings as measured by the Impact of Event Scale (IES-R): are event and loss related distress distinguishable among siblings bereaved by homicide?

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dc.contributor.authorSlater, Stephanie S.
dc.contributor.supervisorTasker, Susan L.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T20:59:38Z
dc.date.copyright2016en_US
dc.date.issued2016-09-26
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractTrauma and grief often co-occur, however the degree to which these two constructs overlap or are distinguishable is still poorly understood. Homicidally bereaved individuals are exposed to both trauma and loss-related stressors. Previously collected data were used to explore the relationship between trauma and grief components in homicide bereavement distress, and whether homicide bereavement distress was distinguishable from that of other adverse life events. The overarching research question for this study was: Are event and loss related distress distinguishable among siblings bereaved by homicide,1 as measured on the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)? Data from 67 individuals who lost a sibling to murder while growing up (Murder Group) were compared to data from 80 comparison individuals who grew up with a sibling (Comparison Group), but who had no experience of homicide bereavement. A cross-sectional, iterative survey design using group comparisons was used. Participants in the Murder Group reported significantly higher levels of current subjective distress compared with the Comparison Group. Among the siblings bereaved by the homicide loss of a sibling, event- and loss-related subjective distresses were highly and significantly correlated. In addition, both decreased significantly over time (years), and at similar rates. Preliminary findings from exploratory analyses of the IES-R provide insight into the avoidance, intrusion, and hyperarousal components of subjective distress following homicide loss. Findings will inform understanding of the overlap, and distinguishing features, of concurrent trauma and grief. Implications for theory and empirical research are noted, and recommendations for future research and counselling practice are discussed.en_US
dc.description.proquestemailsimpson9@uvic.caen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/7571
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectTraumatic Griefen_US
dc.subjectTraumatic Griefen_US
dc.subjectGriefen_US
dc.subjectSiblingsen_US
dc.subjectMurderen_US
dc.subjectHomicideen_US
dc.subjectComplicated Griefen_US
dc.subjectCounsellingen_US
dc.subjectLossen_US
dc.subjectProlonged Grief Disorderen_US
dc.subjectImpact of Event Scale Reviseden_US
dc.titleSubjective distress among homicidally bereaved siblings as measured by the Impact of Event Scale (IES-R): are event and loss related distress distinguishable among siblings bereaved by homicide?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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