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A Stronger Chapter: Research Source Access & Buy Guide
What this is: the 32 abstract-only (paywalled) references in the book's evidence set. For each one: the cheapest legitimate way to get the full text, plus a verdict. SKIP (enrichment already tells us what the book needs), FREE ALT (a legit free copy exists, link given), or BUY (worth the full text, with price and cheapest channel). ← Back to Hub
If you only buy 3, buy these
Start hereHonestly, you probably don't need to buy any of them. Every one of these 32 is cited in the book for a single, clear point, and the scite-enrichment files plus the verified abstracts already carry that point. The two most defensible purchases, if you want the full method-and-numbers text behind two of the book's load-bearing claims, are the Sbarra mortality meta-analysis and the Boals growth critique. A distant third is the one empirical disenfranchised-grief study.
Ref 6 · Sbarra 2011 "Divorce and Death" meta-analysis ~$38
The mortality-risk backbone of Chapters 1 and 3. SAGE 24-hr PDF (try free first).
Ref 51 · Boals 2023 Illusory vs genuine PTG ~$41.95
The critique that reframes the whole growth chapter. Elsevier PDF (try free first).
Ref 9 · Aloi 2022 Empirical disenfranchised grief ~$38
The one empirical disenfranchised-grief study in the set. SAGE 24-hr PDF.
Total for all three at the cheapest legit channel is about $60 to $90 (list price is roughly $118; a free author copy sometimes turns up for [6] and/or [51]). Before buying [6] or [51], try the free routes below, because a green open-access copy sometimes exists.
A note on prices: publisher one-off PDF prices are list prices that shift and are shown here as of 2026. Confirm the exact figure on the publisher's own "purchase PDF" button before paying. DeepDyve rental is only available where the publisher participates; its all-you-can-read plan runs about $49.99/month. Don't buy anything without checking the free-alternative column first.
BUY (3): worth the full text
Try free first| Ref | Citation (short) | Why it matters to the book | Price | Cheapest legit channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sbarra (2011), Perspect Psychol Sci, "Divorce and Death" meta-analysis | Ch1/Ch3 backbone: divorce raises early-mortality risk; the four mechanisms | ~$38 (SAGE 24-hr PDF) or ~$49.99/mo DeepDyve | Try free first (search "Sbarra 2011 divorce death PDF" for an author copy); else SAGE |
| 51 | Boals (2023), Clin Psychol Rev, illusory vs genuine PTG | Ch9 pivot: genuine post-traumatic growth is rare; most is illusory | ~$41.95 (Elsevier PDF) or ~$49.99/mo DeepDyve | Try free first (author often self-archives on ResearchGate/OSF); else Elsevier |
| 9 | Aloi (2022), OMEGA, empirical disenfranchised grief | Ch2: the one empirical study of self- and other-disenfranchisement | ~$38 (SAGE 24-hr PDF) | SAGE (confirm final volume/issue; was advance-online) |
FREE ALT (4): a legit free copy exists
$0 each| Ref | Citation (short) | Why it matters to the book | Price | Free full-text link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Knopfli (2016), Gerontology, trajectories after long-term marriage | Ch1 anchor: most people adapt; a minority stay stuck; intrapersonal resources drive recovery | $0 | Direct Karger PDF |
| 10 | Maciejewski (2007), JAMA, empirical test of grief stages | Ch2: undercuts the linear-schedule reading of grief stages | $0 | JAMA free full text |
| 12 | Stroebe (1999), Death Studies, dual process model | Ch2: the oscillation model of grieving (confront vs restore) | $0 | Utrecht University green OA |
| 41 | Terhell (2004), JSPR, network dynamics 12 years after divorce | Ch7: half of network losses are never recovered | $0 | VU Amsterdam green OA |
Get these four for $0. They're the highest-value non-purchases in the set: legit repositories or free journal full text, no library affiliation needed.
SKIP (25): the abstract already carries the point
No purchaseFor each of these, the scite-enrichment files plus the verified abstract already carry the single point the source is cited for, so the full text adds little for the book's purposes. Landing links and any low-cost fallback are noted where useful.
| Ref | Citation (short) | Why it matters to the book | Note / fallback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amato (2000), J Marriage Fam, consequences of divorce | Ch1 framing: divorce-stress-adjustment perspective; wide variation in outcomes | Abstract + the OA 2014 update (doi.org/10.5559/di.23.1.01) cover the framework |
| 2 | Lucas (2005), Psychol Sci, "time does not heal all wounds" | Ch1: satisfaction rebounds after divorce but not fully to baseline | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 4 | Tosi (2020), Soc Sci Med, gray divorce and mental health UK | Ch1: supports the crisis model, not chronic strain, in adults 50+ | Abstract carries it; landing: ScienceDirect (~$41.95 if ever needed) |
| 8 | Doka (2002), APA book chapter, disenfranchised grief | Ch2 anchor concept: grief that can't be openly acknowledged | Concept fully summarized; cite from the Handbook of Bereavement Research volume (~$11.95 APA if ever needed) |
| 11 | Bonanno (2002), JPSP, resilience to loss | Ch2: multiple grief trajectories; resilience is common, not denial | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 13 | Stroebe (2010), Clin Psychol Rev, continuing bonds | Ch2: when continuing bonds help vs hinder adaptation | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 14 | Field (2011), Personal Relationships, abrupt vs gradual separation | Ch2: unexpected loss + strong bonds = worst adaptation (applied by analogy) | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 20 | Hodgdon (2024), Psychol Trauma, IFS PARTS RCT | Ch3: feasibility/acceptability of group IFS for PTSD | Abstract carries it (advance-online; confirm final cite) |
| 21 | Slotter (2010), PSPB, "who am I without you" | Ch4: reduced self-concept clarity after breakup predicts distress | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 22 | Slotter (2014), PSPB, "me after you" | Ch4: effort predicts which self-aspects you keep after dissolution | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 23 | Boals (2019), JSPR, linguistic predictors of distress | Ch4: "we-talk" years later predicts distress via self-concept disturbance | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 25 | Baumeister (2003), Psychol Sci Public Interest, high self-esteem | Ch4: self-esteem is mostly an outcome, not a cause, of good functioning | Abstract carries it (try getft ePDF for free) |
| 26 | Wood (2009), Psychol Sci, positive self-statements | Ch4: affirmations backfire for people with low self-esteem | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 39 | Holt-Lunstad (2015), Perspect Psychol Sci, loneliness/isolation and mortality | Ch7: isolation raises mortality risk ~29%, loneliness ~26% | Abstract carries the numbers (companion OA papers already in notebook) |
| 42 | Milardo (1987), J Family Issues, networks after divorce | Ch7: structural insight on kinkeeping and support vs interference | Abstract carries the durable insight; era-bound, don't over-cite |
| 43 | Brumbaugh (2015), JSPR, rebound relationships | Ch8: rebounds may be more beneficial than believed (younger sample) | Abstract carries it (try getft ePDF for free) |
| 48 | Tedeschi (2004), Psychol Inquiry, foundational PTG | Ch9: the original five-domain PTG model and PTGI | Enrichment abstract carries the framework |
| 49 | Frazier (2009), Psychol Sci, genuine positive change | Ch9: PTGI scores don't track actual pre-to-post change | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 50 | Infurna (2019), Curr Dir Psychol Sci, "fixing the growth illusion" | Ch9: growth-from-adversity claim lacks robust evidence | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 53 | van Vliet (2024), Eur J Public Health, identity interventions review | Ch9: identity-change interventions are promising, mixed, non-harmful | Consensus record: consensus.app (finalize the 2026 Systematic Reviews version) |
| 54 | Lally (2010), Eur J Soc Psychol, how habits are formed | Ch10: habits take 18-254 days; missing one day doesn't break it | Abstract carries the numbers (try Wiley pdfdirect for free) |
| 57 | Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006), Adv Exp Soc Psychol, if-then meta | Ch10: implementation intentions, d approx 0.65 across ~94 studies | Book chapter; corroborated by the tool-verified Toli (2016) [58]; cite from the volume |
| 58 | Toli (2016), Br J Clin Psychol, if-then plans and mental health | Ch10: if-then plans help clinical samples reach goals (d+ approx 0.99) | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
| 59 | Cuijpers (2007), Clin Psychol Rev, behavioral activation meta | Ch10: activity scheduling is a large-effect depression treatment | Enrichment abstract carries the numbers |
| 60 | Dimidjian (2006), J Consult Clin Psychol, BA vs CT vs meds RCT | Ch10: behavioral activation matched meds and beat CT in severe depression | Enrichment abstract carries the finding |
Summary of verdicts
4 / 3 / 25- FREE ALT (4): [3] Knopfli (Karger PDF), [10] Maciejewski (JAMA free full text), [12] Stroebe 1999 (Utrecht repository), [41] Terhell (VU Amsterdam repository). Get these for $0.
- BUY (3): [6] Sbarra 2011 (~$38 SAGE, try free first), [51] Boals 2023 (~$41.95 Elsevier, try free first), [9] Aloi 2022 (~$38 SAGE). Total if you buy all three at list price: about $118, or roughly $60 to $90 if a free author copy turns up for [6] and/or [51], or $49.99 for one month of DeepDyve if it covers the SAGE and Elsevier titles you want (check coverage before subscribing).
- SKIP (25): everything else. The scite-enrichment files plus verified abstracts already carry the single point each source is cited for, so the full text adds little for the book's purposes.
Two honest caveats
Read before buying- scite could not price these directly this run. The scite MCP returned only a resolved access link per DOI (which told us the free-vs-paywalled channel, and that's what powers this guide) but not its citation-context or pricing fields. Publisher list prices here are standard 2026 figures; confirm the exact number on the publisher's purchase button before paying.
- A university or public library is the truly free route for all of them. If you have any library affiliation (alumni access counts at many schools), interlibrary loan will get you any of the BUY titles at no cost within a day or two. That beats every price above.
Guide compiled 2026-07-03 · Private · ← Hub