The dataset contains longitudinal survey data that was used to examine latent trajectories of prolonged grief, posttraumatic stress, and major depression symptoms. In addition, the data was used to examine whether background and loss-related characteristics predict trajectory membership.

In our paper titled "Trajectories of grief-related psychopathology: A decade after the MH17 plane disaster", 299 MH17 bereaved people are included. Here in DANS, the dataset contains data from 292 MH17 bereaved people, because 7 people did not provide consent to any of their data being shared. Participants were eligible to participate if they were 18 years old or older, could understand either Dutch or English, and lost one or more loved ones during the MH17 plane disaster on July 17 2014.

The data were collected 11, 22, 31, 42, 67, 79, 88, and 103 months after the MH17 plane disaster. During each wave of the study, prolonged grief, posttraumatic stress, and major depression symptoms were assessed, using the Traumatic Grief Inventory Self-Report (TGI-SR), the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report (QIDS-SR16), respectively. Waves one through five took place before, waves six and seven during, and wave eight after the criminal trial. The following background and loss-related characteristics were dichotomized and are included in the dataset: biological sex, level of education, relationship to the deceased, and number of losses.

Accessibility

Due to the sensitive nature of the dataset, the data can be viewed upon reasonable request.