TPC-Journal-V5-Issue4

The Professional Counselor /Volume 5, Issue 4 450 contemplating suicide following the death of their spouse, no participants reported attempting suicide at any point. A total of 36 (18.6%)participants responded to the question, “How has this experience affected your view of yourself or your view of your world?” Of these, 15 participants indicated that they no longer feared death, while seven reported having a negative reaction to relationships. Eleven participants reported that they perceived stress as more threatening than before the suicide of their spouse and were unaware of the triggers that brought on stress during the bereavement process. Ten participants indicated that their view of love had changed since the loss of their spouse. Nine participants wrote about making an effort to enjoy life after the suicide of their spouse. Table 2 Hierarchical Multiple Regression Model R R 2 t p B β R 2 Change Model 1 TSD .277 .077 61.600 3.228 .000 .002 .049 .277 0 Model 2 TSD PSAM .431 .186 19.482 2.696 -4.074 .000 .008 .000 .039 -.406 .222 -.335 .109 Model 3 TSD PSAM SSAM .454 .206 19.646 2.618 -1.947 -1.782 .000 .010 .054 .077 .038 -.254 -.192 .214 -.209 -.191 .02 Model 4 TSD PSAM SSAM CSES .455 .207 16.971 2.622 -1.952 -1.788 .266 .000 .010 .053 .076 .791 .038 -.262 -.199 .004 .216 -.216 -.198 .025 .001 Model 5 TSD PSAM SSAM CSES MSPSS .471 .221 12.989 2.307 -2.359 -1.111 -0.710 1.505 .000 .023 .020 .269 .479 .135 .034 -.335 -.132 -.012 .091 .192 -.276 -.132 -.083 .167 .015 Model 6 TSD PSAM SSAM CSES MSPSS STOSASS .482 .232 9.026 2.329 -2.187 -1.105 -0.320 1.107 1.280 .000 .022 .031 .271 .750 .271 .203 .034 -.312 -.131 -.006 .069 .086 .194 -.257 -.131 -.039 .128 .112 .010 Note : TSD = Time Since Death (in months); PSAM = Primary Stress Appraisal Measure; SSAM = Secondary Stress Appraisal Measure; CSES = Coping Self-Efficacy Scale; MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; STOSASS = Stigma of Suicide and Suicide Survivor Scale.