Cited by 53Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthDigital Mental Health InterventionsDeath, Funerary Practices, and Mourning

An internet tool to normalize grief

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Dominick, Sally A., Irvine, A. Blair, Beauchamp, Natasha, Seeley, John R., Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan, Doka, Kenneth J., Bonanno, George A.·2010·OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

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This research evaluated the efficacy of a psycho-educational Internet self-help tool to educate and support recently (1-6 months) bereaved individuals. The goal of the website was to help users normalize their grief to enhance their adaptive adjustment. A randomized controlled trial evaluated the gains in social cognitive theory constructs and state anxiety. Compared to the control group (N = 34), treatment participants (N = 33) reported significant multivariate gains (eta-square = .191). Significant program effects were obtained on all three outcome measures: attitude (eta-square = .177), self-efficacy (eta-square = .106), and state anxiety (eta-square = .083). These findings suggest the potential efficacy of an Internet-based grief support tool to enhance adaptive adjustment of the bereaved.

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  • Previous research has shown the effectiveness of online tools in grief support that help improve the adaptive adjustment of people in grief.

    “Along the same lines, previous research has shown the effectiveness of online tools in grief support that help improve the adaptive adjustment of people in grief (Dominick et al., 2010).”

    From A Self-Applied Multi-Component Psychological Online Intervention Based on UX, for the Prevention of Complicated Grief Disorder in the Mexican Population During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Protocol of a Randomized Clinical Trial (2021) · cites this paper as Dominick et al., 2010

    The Discussion (page not provided) reports significant positive effects from an online grief-support tool and says it may enhance adaptive adjustment. But it calls the findings promising rather than established effectiveness: demonstrating a positive impact on bereavement would require measuring change over a longer period. The study was also limited to people recently bereaved by the expected natural death of a parent or older relative. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Dominick, S. A., Irvine, A. B., Beauchamp, N., Seeley, J. R., Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Doka, K. J., & Bonanno, G. A.
Affiliations
  • Oregon Center For Applied Science (United States) (US)
  • Oregon Research Institute (US)
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  • College of New Rochelle (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Irvine, A. Blair
Venue
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
Published
2010-02
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
71-87
ISSN
  • 0030-2228 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-3764
OpenAlex
W2074230135
Cited by
53
References
40
Citations by year
2025: 7 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
FWCI
3.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R43MH077427)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Keywords
grief, bereavement, online self-help, psychoeducational intervention, adaptive adjustment, social cognitive theory, self-efficacy, state anxiety, attitude change, online support
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Attitude to Death, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Grief, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Self-Help Groups, Social Support, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Internet

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