Attitudes toward Funerals: A Variable Independent of Attitudes toward Death

Lester, David; Blustein, Joshua E.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3c.1074

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“…m. Attitudes Toward Funeral Directors (Kalish & Goldberg, 1978). n. The Lester-Bluestein Attitudes Toward Funeral (Lester & Bluestein, 1980). o.…”

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“…It appears, on the basis of available evidence that the public generally has a positive view of funerals (Fulton, 1995;Hyland & Morse, 1995;Kalish & Goldberg, 1979-1980; this allows the funeral industry to not only exist, but to also prosper (Corr & Corr, 1996;Corr, Nabe, & Corr, 2006). Yet, there are criticisms of the funeral as well ("Death and Taxes," 1996;DeSpelder & Strickland, 1992;Fulton, 1961Fulton, , 1995Kalish & Goldberg, 1978, 1979-1980Mitford, 1963), revolving around such issues as the benefits of funerals for survivors, cost, and the ethics of funeral practices.…”

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Assessing Adults' Difficulty in Coping with Funerals

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The death of a loved one requires many adults to make decisions about a variety of details regarding funeral arrangements. Based upon data collected from 348 adults (M age = 34.21) who had attended the funeral of a loved one within the last year, a scale consisting of 50 items regarding the difficulties each had experienced with regard to events prior to, during, and after the funeral, was developed. Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for this measure of difficulty was .96. Principal components analysis of these data indicated that difficulty in coping with funerals could be understood in light of six factors explaining 56% of the common variance among relationships between items: 1) protocol/mechanics of the funeral; 2) general personal and interpersonal difficulties related to the death/funeral; 3) trust in the funeral industry; 4) concerns regarding the cemetery; 5) issues pertaining to grief; and 6) post-funeral personal responsibilities. With regard to both overall difficulty and the above six factors, older adults experienced fewer difficulties, as did those who more actively participated in funeral rituals. In contrast, those who reported more personal and bereavement-related distress experienced more difficulties. Findings of the current study have value both in identifying persons for whom funerals may undermine bereavement adjustment and in identifying appropriate intervention and aftercare services for such individuals.

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“…m. Attitudes Toward Funeral Directors (Kalish & Goldberg, 1978). n. The Lester-Bluestein Attitudes Toward Funeral (Lester & Bluestein, 1980). o.…”

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“…This scale by Lester and Blustein (1980) is a twelve-item inventory presented in a Likert-type format designed to investigate three main areas: attitudes toward the funeral industry, attitudes toward viewing the body of the deceased, and attitudes toward the funeral in general. Normative data was determined by giving items to two samples of students, and scores on the three subscales were found to be significantly correlated in both samples (r = .32 to .52) (Lester & Blustein, 1980). Based on relationships to measures of death fear, the scale's authors concluded that attitudes toward funerals constitute an independent component of attitudes toward death and dying (Lester & Blustein, 1980).…”

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“…Normative data was determined by giving items to two samples of students, and scores on the three subscales were found to be significantly correlated in both samples (r = .32 to .52) (Lester & Blustein, 1980). Based on relationships to measures of death fear, the scale's authors concluded that attitudes toward funerals constitute an independent component of attitudes toward death and dying (Lester & Blustein, 1980).…”

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The Impact of Hospice on Attitudes toward Funerals and Subsequent Bereavement Adjustment

2000

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One hundred and twenty-three bereaved individuals ( M age=36) whose loved ones had died of a terminal illness within the last year completed a series of self-report measures to ascertain the impact of hospice care use on funeral participation and bereavement adjustment. As a general rule, hospice users ( n=57) reported better post-death adjustment and participated more fully in the funeral than did non-hospice users ( n=66). Such effects for the most part were intensified when a loved one was perceived as either having suffered or having been in pain prior to death. Extent of hospice use did not affect bereavement adjustment or funeral participation. These data speak to the psychological benefits of hospice use on the post-death adjustment of bereaved individuals, particularly in cases where the death is a painful one.

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“…Bugen presented a two-factor model of human grief following the death of a loved one. Stage models of grief and bereavement, although popular, have not received support when tested (Kastenbaum, 1975;Lund, Caserta, & Dimond, 1986;Murphy, 1983;. Stage models of grief and bereavement, although popular, have not received support when tested (Kastenbaum, 1975;Lund, Caserta, & Dimond, 1986;Murphy, 1983;.…”

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Influence of Perceived Preventability of the Death and Emotional Closeness to the Deceased: A Test of Bugen's Model

1999

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This study tested Bugen's (1977Bugen's ( , 1979 model of human grief with data from 435 adults, ages eighteen to eighty-eight years old, who had attended the funeral of a family member or close friend in the past two years. The model's two factors, Emotional Closeness to the deceased and Perceived Preventability of the death, were strong predictors of grief and bereavement adjustment. To test the robustness of this model, these two factors were then used to predict aspects of the funeral. Emotional Closeness to the deceased, but not Perceived Preventability of the death, provided some prediction of Meaningfulness of the funeral and Participation in the funeral rituals.Relative to the considerable work done on the psychological aspects of death and dying (cf.

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Attitudes toward Funerals: A Variable Independent of Attitudes toward Death

Cited by 14 publications

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Assessing Adults' Difficulty in Coping with Funerals

Assessing Adults' Difficulty in Coping with Funerals

The Impact of Hospice on Attitudes toward Funerals and Subsequent Bereavement Adjustment

Influence of Perceived Preventability of the Death and Emotional Closeness to the Deceased: A Test of Bugen's Model

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