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Violent Death: Understanding the Context of Traumatic and Stigmatized Grief

Armour, Marilyn·2007·Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
DOI 10.1300/j137v14n04_04
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Approximately 1 in 3 Americans have a loved one die in a sudden violent manner in their lifetime. This article examines the postevent experiences of three groups of survivors: survivors of victims of motor vehicle fatalities, suicide, and homicide. The article takes the position that experiences vary, in part, because each group faces different challenges created by the mode of death. Challenges are classified as trauma reactions, negative social responses, and efforts to make or finding meaning in the tragedy. The manifestations of these challenges are delineated for each group. Obstacles to survivors' movement are described followed by interventions specific to containing or reducing trauma-based reactions, activating social support to buffer and alleviate the effects of negative social attitudes, and creating the possibility for meaning-making through the intense pursuit of what matters now. These interventions increase the probability that survivors can continue to grow and even thrive in spite of and quite often because of their history.

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  • Social stigma attached to suicide survivors may greatly complicate the grieving process after suicide.

    “Another factor that characterizes suicide bereavement and that may greatly complicate the grieving process after suicide is the social stigma attached to suicide survivors [7,10–13].”

    From The Stigma of Suicide Survivorship and Related Consequences—A Systematic Review (2016) · cites this paper as [11]

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Authors
Armour, M.
Affiliations
University of Texas
Corresponding author
Armour, Marilyn
Venue
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2007-04-23
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
53-90
ISSN
  • 1091-1359 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-3556
DOI
10.1300/j137v14n04_04
OpenAlex
W2073089990
Cited by
53
References
107
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
violent death, bereavement, grief, traffic fatalities, suicide, homicide, trauma response, social stigma, meaning-making, social support, bereavement interventions, survivor experiences

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