Mediating Grief: Postmortem Ritualization After Child Death.

The purpose of this study is to better understand the benefits of ritualization for bereaved parents and the factors that influence ritualization. Through phenomenological analyses of 19 in-depth interviews with bereaved parents, the results of this study reveal that bereaved parents engage in ritua...

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Publicado en:Journal of Loss & Trauma Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 158 - 173
Autores principales: Cacciatore, Joanne, Flint, Melissa
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar/Apr2012
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          Cacciatore, Joanne
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          School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
          College of Heath Sciences Clinical Psychology Program, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA
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        Death & psychology
        Psychological adaptation
        Bereavement
        Interviewing
        Phenomenology
        Parent-child relationships
        Psychology of parents
        Rites & ceremonies
        Sound recordings
        Parent attitudes
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          Phenomenology
          Parent-child relationships
          Psychology of parents
          Rites & ceremonies
          Sound recordings
          Parent attitudes
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      ab: The purpose of this study is to better understand the benefits of ritualization for bereaved parents and the factors that influence ritualization. Through phenomenological analyses of 19 in-depth interviews with bereaved parents, the results of this study reveal that bereaved parents engage in ritual to (a) maintain continuing bonds with their child, (b) help them cope by offering them a sense of control, and (c) provide a means toward posttraumatic growth by honoring and memorializing their child. These factors, in turn, appear to mediate grief through meaning reconstruction in the aftermath of the child's life and death within the context of social and cultural influences. Implications for providers are discussed.
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