Bereavement is considered one of the most stressful experiences that young people face, and there are unique considerations for how this impacts college students. Applying a resilience framework to the experiences of bereaved college students can provide a better understanding of their experiences; however, studies on the ways that these individuals themselves define resilience are extremely limited. Furthermore, no studies to date have considered the intersection between college students' conceptualizations of resilience and the developmental features of emerging adulthood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe adopted a resilience framework to gain a deeper understanding of the specific ways that grief impacts college students and identify specific ways that counselors can promote resilience among this population. Data from interviews with 10 college students were analyzed using grounded theory. Three categories of themes related to promoting resilience among bereaved college students were extracted: indications of what needs to change to be doing OK, factors that facilitate becoming OK, and barriers to the grieving process and becoming OK.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preventing dementia warrants the pragmatic engagement of primary care.
Objective: This study predicted conversion to dementia 12 months before diagnosis with indicators that primary care can utilize within the practical constraints of routine practice.
Methods: The study analyzed data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (Total sample = 645, converting participants = 54).