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Loss, Grief, and the Search for Significance: Toward a Model of Meaning Reconstruction in Bereavement

Gillies, James, Neimeyer, Robert A.·2006·Journal of Constructivist Psychology
DOI 10.1080/10720530500311182
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Constructivist theories recently have begun to inform understandings of grief, emphasizing the role of meaning making in adaptation to bereavement. In this article we review empirical studies using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, investigating how three activities of meaning reconstruction are involved in the grieving process: sense making, benefit finding, and identity change. In particular, we consider how critical processes have been operationally defined and how study methods and designs have constrained what can be concluded from this burgeoning field of research. We conclude by positing an integrated model of meaning reconstruction pathways as a heuristic guide to further research and briefly note the implications of this model for clinical practice.

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Authors
Gillies, J., & Neimeyer, R. A.
Affiliations
  • Forensic Health Services
  • University of Memphis (US)
ORCID
Neimeyer, Robert A.
Venue
Journal of Constructivist Psychology
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2006-01
Volume
19
Issue
1
Pages
31-65
ISSN
  • 1072-0537 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0650
DOI
10.1080/10720530500311182
OpenAlex
W2026626122
Cited by
678
References
109
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FWCI
12.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Constructivist Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords
grief, bereavement, meaning reconstruction, sensemaking, benefit finding, personal transformation, adaptation to loss, clinical practice implications

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