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8 The Role of Social Supports in the Bereavement Process of Surviving Spouses of Suicide and Natural Deaths

Farberow, Norman L., Gallagher‐Thompson, Dolores, Gilewski, Michael, Thompson, Larry·1992·Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
DOI 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1992.tb00479.x
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This report examines the changing role of social supports in the bereavement of spouses of elderly suicide and natural deaths, focusing on differences and similarities in relation to gender, time, and mode of death. Measurements were obtained 4 times after death (within 2 months, at 6 months, at 12 months, and at 2 to 2 1/2 years) on 79% of the 108 survivors of elderly suicide, 89% of the 199 natural death survivors, and 79% of the nonbereaved controls. The results indicated that the suicide survivors received significantly less emotional support for their feelings of depression and grief than the natural death survivors, and that they did not confide in the persons in their network any more than the nonbereaved controls did. Women report receiving more support overall than men. A low spot in social supports occurred at the 6-month point after loss for both bereaved groups, but primarily in practical help received by natural death survivors. By the end of the second year, both practical and emotional supports had increased to at least the same level as immediately after death.

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Authors
Farberow, N. L., Gallagher‐Thompson, D., Gilewski, M., & Thompson, L.
Affiliations
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
Venue
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1992-03
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
107-124
ISSN
  • 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
  • 1943-278X
DOI
10.1111/j.1943-278x.1992.tb00479.x
OpenAlex
W1486755482
Cited by
71
References
17
Citations by year
2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
FWCI
2.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 6878 d)
Locations
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (R01 AG01959)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH3684)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Keywords
social support, bereavement, suicide survivors, natural death, grief, depression, emotional support, practical support, gender differences, confiding, mode of death
MeSH terms
Aged, Bereavement, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Single Person, Social Support, Suicide, Time Factors

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