“…To combat the current trend of deritualization that is contributing to potential distress through death avoidance and perceived cemetery irrelevance, the investigation found that making death salient and cemetery memorialization normative may evoke positive psychological mechanisms, such as worldview defences, self-esteem, and nostalgic reverie among the bereaved. Regardless of the final disposition method of a deceased human body (e.g., cremation or casket burial), to better support grieving communities, future research and practice is warranted to assist deathcare practitioners in connecting the bereaved with more meaningful and creative ritual forms (Gibson & Troyer 2017;Gibson & Louw 2018). In advancing the connection between mortality salience and cemetery memorialization, caregivers may improve bereavement outcomes among care-seekers by heralding a compelling relationship).…”