The impact of heteropatriarchy and support on grief in sexual minorities: A qualitative study.

Social support is a crucial element in the grieving process. However, in some social groups, such support may be absent or available only in a limited way. This would be the case for sexual minorities, who face prejudice, stigma, and rejection. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the par...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 50; no. 7; pp. 1254 - 1266
Autores principales: Olivas-González, Francisco Javier, Pérez-Marfil, María Nieves, Fernández-Alcántara, Manuel, Cruz-Quintana, Francisco
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=194898220&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ssf
    uiTerm: 194898220
    longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        07481187
        DEA
      jtl: Death Studies
      issn: 07481187
      maglogo: N
    pubinfo:
      dt: 2026
      vid: 50
      iid: 7
      pid: 377
      pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    artinfo:
      ui:
        194898220
        10.1080/07481187.2025.2491572
      ppf: 1254
      ppct: 12
      formats:
      tig:
        atl: The impact of heteropatriarchy and support on grief in sexual minorities: A qualitative study.
      aug:
        au:
          Olivas-González, Francisco Javier
          Pérez-Marfil, María Nieves
          Fernández-Alcántara, Manuel
          Cruz-Quintana, Francisco
        affil:
          Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the University of Granada, Granada, Spain
          Department of Health Psychology, University of Alicante, Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Spain
      su:
        Spain
        Gay people
        Qualitative research
        Interviewing
        Causes of death
        Social status
        Heterosexuals
        Family structure
        Suicide
        Social support
        Grief
        Sexual minorities
        Family support
        Psychosocial factors
        Lesbians
        Friendship
        Statistical sampling
        Judgment sampling
        Descriptive statistics
        Thematic analysis
        Research methodology
        Data analysis software
        Video recording
      sug:
        subj:
          Gay people
          Qualitative research
          Interviewing
          Causes of death
          Social status
          Heterosexuals
          Family structure
          Suicide
          Social support
          Grief
          Sexual minorities
          Family support
          Psychosocial factors
          Lesbians
          Friendship
          Spain
          Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
          Other Individual and Family Services
          Statistical sampling
          Judgment sampling
          Descriptive statistics
          Thematic analysis
          Research methodology
          Data analysis software
          Video recording
      ab: Social support is a crucial element in the grieving process. However, in some social groups, such support may be absent or available only in a limited way. This would be the case for sexual minorities, who face prejudice, stigma, and rejection. The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the particularities of grief experienced by sexual minorities following the loss of a partner, using a Spanish sample. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with all participants. Qualitative results from 23 homosexual and bisexual people highlight the effects of heteropatriarchy on sexual minorities: gay men experience privileged status with visible partner relationships and widespread social support during grief, whereas lesbian women experience invisible relationships and instances of family and social rejection, leading to disenfranchized grief.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype: Article
      src: R
    language: English
    refInfo:
    copyright:
      @attributes:
        flag: N
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N