Complicated grief (CG) is characterized by a wide range of symptoms, including identity confusion or a sense that a part of oneself has died with the decedent. Although identity confusion is a commonly reported feature of CG, little is known about which specific aspects of self-concept are compromised. In the current study, we used qualitative coding methods to investigate which aspects of the sense of self differed between those with and without CG in a sample of 77 bereaved adults. Relative to individuals without CG, those with CG provided fewer descriptors of their self-concept overall (lower self-fluency), provided sets of descriptors that consisted of fewer categories (lower self-diversity), and had lower proportions of self-relevant preferences and activities. However, group differences were not observed for proportions of any other categories of self-concept descriptors, including references to the loss, the past, or distress-related self-statements. Directions for future research and clinical implications are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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复杂的悲伤中的身份困惑：仔细观察。

复杂悲伤（CG）的特征是症状广泛，包括身份混淆或某种感觉已死于死者。尽管身份混淆是CG的普遍报道特征，但对自我概念的哪些特定方面受到损害的了解很少。在当前的研究中，我们使用定性编码方法调查了77名丧亲成人中有和没有CG者的自我感觉方面。相对于没有CG的个体，有CG的个体提供了较少的整体自我概念描述（较低的自我流利），提供了较少类别的描述（较低的自我多样性），并且具有较低的自我相关偏好比例和活动。然而，没有观察到任何其他类别的自我概念描述符的比例存在小组差异，包括对损失，过去或与遇险有关的自我陈述的提及。讨论了未来研究的方向和临床意义。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。