Grief experiences and expectance of suicide
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Suicide is generally viewed as an unexpected cause of death. However, some suicides might be expected to a certain extent, which needs to be further studied. The relationships between expecting suicide, feeling understanding for the suicide, and later grief experiences were explored. In total, 142 bereaved participants completed the Grief Experience Questionnaire and additional measurements on expectance and understanding. Results supported the prediction of a link between expecting suicide and understanding the suicide. Higher expectance and understanding were related to less searching for explanation and preoccupation with the suicide. There was no direct association with other grief experiences. We conclude that more attention should be brought to the relation between expecting the suicide of a loved one and later grief responses in research and in clinical practice.
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A higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with greater overall grief difficulties.
“Inter-subscale correlations showed that a higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with greater overall grief difficulties, suicide specific aspects of grief (such as shame, guilt or search for explanation), a tendency toward self-destructive behaviors, and increased somatic reactions.”
From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [37]
A higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with increased somatic reactions.
“Inter-subscale correlations showed that a higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with greater overall grief difficulties, suicide specific aspects of grief (such as shame, guilt or search for explanation), a tendency toward self-destructive behaviors, and increased somatic reactions.”
From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [37]
Female participants were at a higher risk of experiencing stigma.
“Female participants were at a higher risk of experiencing stigma [1,35,37].”
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A higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with a tendency toward self-destructive behaviors.
“Inter-subscale correlations showed that a higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with greater overall grief difficulties, suicide specific aspects of grief (such as shame, guilt or search for explanation), a tendency toward self-destructive behaviors, and increased somatic reactions.”
From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [37]
Seven studies examined associations of stigma with grief difficulties and sociodemographic variables.
“Seven studies examined the associations of stigma with grief difficulties and sociodemographic variables [1,15,35–37,43,44].”
From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [37]
A higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with suicide specific aspects of grief.
“Inter-subscale correlations showed that a higher sense of stigma in survivors was significantly correlated with greater overall grief difficulties, suicide specific aspects of grief (such as shame, guilt or search for explanation), a tendency toward self-destructive behaviors, and increased somatic reactions.”
From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [37]
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- Authors
- Wojtkowiak, J., Wild, V., & Egger, J.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Venue
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-01-25
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56-66
- ISSN
- 0363-0234 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-278X
- OpenAlex
- W2123011802
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 22
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2014: 4
- FWCI
- 1.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Locations
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Amsterdam UMC (VU Amsterdam) - Institutional Repository (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Keywords
- grief, bereavement, bereaved families
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude to Death, Family, Female, Grief, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sex Factors, Social Support, Suicide, Statistics, Nonparametric
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