Long-Term bereavement from suicide, homicide, accidents, and natural deaths
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Previous research has indicated that short-term, bereavement from suicide is different from bereavement from other causes of death, at least in part because of diminished social support. To see if the same was true of long-term bereavement, college students who had been bereaved longer than 2 years (M = 5. 75 years) from suicide or homicide were matched on age, gender, and recency of the bereavement to students who were bereaved from accidental death, natural anticipated death, or natural unanticipated death. All students completed three social support questionnaires, and other questionnaires measuring impact, recovery, and current mood. Contrary to expectations, there were no differences between groups, except that those bereaved from accidents were more likely than others to feel as though the death were not real. Apparently, over time the bereavement experience for those whose loved one died by suicide becomes similar to bereavement from other causes of death.
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US surveys of support after suicide bereavement have tended to be small and localised or involve help-seeking samples.
“US surveys have tended to be small and localised14–16 or involve help-seeking samples.17”
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- Authors
- Range, L. M., & Niss, N. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern Mississippi (US)
- Venue
- Death Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1990-09
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 423-433
- ISSN
- 0748-1187 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-7683
- OpenAlex
- W2026238904
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2017: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Death Studies (publishedVersion)
- Aquila Digital Community (University of Southern Mississippi) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- bereavement, suicide, homicide, accidental death, natural death, social support, grief, university students, grief recovery, mood
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