Abstract
In this study, the model, developed to examine the role of social support in the relationship between adolescents’ level of loss and grief and well-being, was tested. In this study, the descriptive research method was used, and its participants consisted of 216 adolescents who were high school students, in Turkey. Scales used in this study include Personal Information Form; Grief Scale; Five-Dimensional Well-Being Scale for Adolescents (EPOCH); Social Support Assessment Scale for Children and Adolescents (CASSS and Personal Information Form). The structural equation model was used to examine the mediator role of the social support in the association between grief and well-being among adolescents. It was found the hypothesized model fit the data well, and social support fully mediated in the association between grief and well-being. The high level of social support in the loss and mourning process of adolescents makes it easier to cope with grief and positively affects their well-beings. These results are important for focusing on adolescents who experience lost and grief, providing effective mental health services and demonstrating the importance of strengthening social support systems. Future studies with longitudinal follow-ups are suggested to explore actual causal relationships.
Highlights
Today, it can be said that loss experiences are high due to wars, diseases, traumatic events and deaths due to negative economic, social and political developments, especially natural disasters all over the world
comparative fit index (CFI) = 1.00, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) [95% CI] = .010 [.00, .18]). Results from these analyses showed that loss was a significant and positive predictor of grief (β= .24, p
These results suggested the importance of social support in explaining the effect of loss and grief on adolescent well-being
Summary
It can be said that loss experiences are high due to wars, diseases, traumatic events and deaths due to negative economic, social and political developments, especially natural disasters all over the world. Adolescence offers adolescents a number of opportunities for growth and development (Weisz & Hawley, 2002), adolescents experience many negative life experiences and losses while trying to overcome the developmental crisis of the period, and they try to deal with the syllabus that arises after these losses (Hogan & DeSantis, 2004). It should be noted that adolescents are at high risk both in relation to the developmental process and in terms of developing functional disorders related to the loss and the grieving process (Weisz & Hawley, 2002). Death is a loss as the end of life and causes grief in individuals (Thompson, 2002).
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