TY  - JOUR
A1  - Harrison, Octavia
A1  - Windmann, Sabine
A1  - Rosner, Rita
A1  - Steil, Regina
T1  - Interpersonal problems and cooperative behavior in patients suffering from prolonged grief disorder as compared to bereaved healthy controls
T2  - Journal of clinical psychology
N2  - Objectives: Interpersonal factors, such as impairments in social interaction or lack of social support, have an important share when it comes to the development, maintenance, and progression of various mental disorders.
Methods: Individuals suffering from prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and matched bereaved healthy controls (n = 54) underwent a thorough diagnostic procedure, further completed the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-D-32), and participated in a finitely iterated prisoner's dilemma (FIPD).
Results: Individuals suffering from PGD reported significantly more interpersonal problems. Both groups behaved differently in the FIPD with healthy controls being more carefully, adapting their behavior more flexible, whereas PGD patients displayed a lower responsiveness, which may indicate an inability to adapt to changes in relationships.
Conclusion: We conclude that interpersonal problems appear to be a relevant feature of PGD. Future studies need to clarify the causal relation behind this link, and should also include measures of attachment, social support, and disconnectedness.
KW  - behavioral economics
KW  - bereavement
KW  - interpersonal problems
KW  - prisoner’s dilemma
KW  - prolonged grief disorder
KW  - social support
Y1  - 2022
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/75970
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-759709
SN  - 1097-4679
N1  - This greater study is funded by grant RO 2042/7-1 from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). The study reported here was conducted with the support of funding from Goethe University.
VL  - 78
IS  - 9
SP  - 1912
EP  - 1924
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Bognor Regis [u.a.]
ER  -