Coping with dying and deaths at home: how undocumented migrants in the United States experience the process of transnational grieving

Bravo, Vanessa

doi:10.1080/13576275.2016.1192590

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“…Consistent with previous research (Falicov, ; Solheim et al., ), this study also found that family separations and absences following migration were grieved deeply, often resulting in discontinuity or loss of close family relations over time. Advances in communication technology increasingly allow immigrants to keep in touch with origin families in a transnational context and to be virtually present during major life events such as funerals (Bravo, ), however, they cannot fully replace living experiences and interactions in close proximity. For the older participants in this study, some of whom have spent seven decades in the United States, communication technology was not available at the time of relocation, and immigrating meant severing family ties.…”

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“…The ability to engage in transnational caregiving or to be physically present during crisis moments, such as hospitalization or a funeral, depends on migrants’ resources: money to pay for international airfare or to wire remittances to aging parents, how much time they can take off work, and whether their legal status allows for international travel and safe return to the United States (Bravo, ; Şenyürekli & Detzner, ; Wilding & Baldassar, ). When unable to provide care or attend a funeral of a loved one, immigrants may use remittances to compensate for their absence as a way of coping with feelings of guilt, remorse, or helplessness (Bravo, ; Solheim, Zaid, & Ballard, ).…”

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“…Recent advances in communication technologies (e.g., email, Facebook, Skype, Facetime, WhatsApp, Viber, etc.) alleviate the pain of separation by helping today's transnational families to stay in touch psychologically and be present virtually in the moments of crisis such as illness or death (Bravo, ). However helpful, communication technologies do not replace the satisfaction of face‐to‐face interactions and contacts, such as exchanging a comforting hug, resulting in transnational connections that are missing the intimacy of shared family life (Bravo, ; Skrbiš, ).…”

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“…alleviate the pain of separation by helping today's transnational families to stay in touch psychologically and be present virtually in the moments of crisis such as illness or death (Bravo, ). However helpful, communication technologies do not replace the satisfaction of face‐to‐face interactions and contacts, such as exchanging a comforting hug, resulting in transnational connections that are missing the intimacy of shared family life (Bravo, ; Skrbiš, ). The physical absence can be a source of sadness, anxiety, and guilt for members of transnational families in both countries as they learn to live with a lifelong experience of ambiguous loss—loss that is unclear, incomplete, or partial (Boss, ).…”

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Immigrants Coping with Transnational Deaths and Bereavement: The Influence of Migratory Loss and Anticipatory Grief

Nesteruk

2017

Family Process

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This study examines immigrants' experiences of bereavement and coping with the deaths of family members in a transnational context. Data were collected through in-depth personal interviews with middle-aged and older immigrants from different countries of origin, who have been living in the United States for a majority of their adult lives. Thematic analysis of participants' narratives showed that immigrants' geographic distance from family complicated caregiving circumstances and rituals surrounding burial, and impacted the grieving process. At the same time, this distance also served as an emotional barrier and provided protection from prolonged grief. Immigrants' U.S.-based family and work responsibilities served as buffers from prolonged grief. Over time, immigrants became Americanized in their attitudes toward coping with death and favored a fast return to productive activities. Finally, immigrants' experience of migratory loss and anticipatory grief early in immigration, along with their personal growth and resilience developed over time, impacted their bereavement experiences later in life. Considering the limitations and the exploratory nature of the present study, further research is needed to investigate the specifics of coping with loss and bereavement among immigrants.

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Immigrants Coping with Transnational Deaths and Bereavement: The Influence of Migratory Loss and Anticipatory Grief

Nesteruk

2017

Family Process

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“…Ett område där detta har studerats är migranters erfarenheter av att förlora nära anhöriga och hur de, på grund av avstånd, exil eller andra omständigheter, inte kan närvara vid dödsstunden -och heller inte tiden innan eller vid olika former av ritualer efter dödsfallet . Forskare lyfter hur detta kan skapa känslor av hjälplöshet, skuld, ilska och ånger samt hur det riskerar att komplicera sorgeprocessen för de efterlevande (Bravo 2017;Mas Giralt 2019; för en kvantitativ studie om hur uteblivet avsked komplicerar sorgeprocessen för människor generellt, se även Holland, Plant, Klingspon m .fl . 2020) .…”

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2021

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I vårt samhälle läggs stor vikt vid att vi ska kunna säga farväl till våra nära och kära när de ligger för döden. Covid-19-pandemin har inte bara orsakat ett stort antal dödsfall utan också medfört hinder för anhörigas möjligheter att närvara i döendeprocessen. I en studie som genomfördes 2020 intervjuades nio personer som hade förlorat en nära anhörig under en tid av restriktioner till följd av covid-19. Några hade avlidit av covid-19, några av andra orsaker. Syftet med denna artikel är att synliggöra normer och ideal om slutgiltiga avsked och analysera hur de intervjuade hanterar sina känslor, både när de avviker från och lever upp till dessa normer. Fysisk och emotionell närvaro vid dödsbädden utgör ett starkt ideal om hur avsked bör gå till, ett ideal som antas stödja den döende och få de anhöriga att känna sig delaktiga. De intervjupersoner som levt upp till dessa ideal uttrycker tacksamhet och stolthet, medan de som inte haft möjlighet att göra det uttrycker oro, skuldkänslor, hjälplöshet och smärta. Ett sätt att hantera dessa känslor är att försöka etablera tillit både till covid-19-restriktionernas nödvändighet och till den personal som arbetade med de avlidna.

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Racial, ethnic, and neighborhood income disparities in childhood posttraumatic stress and grief: Exploring indirect effects through trauma exposure and bereavement

Douglas

Alvis²,

Rooney

et al. 2021

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Previous findings suggest that experiences with systems of oppression that disproportionately affect individuals based on race and neighborhood residency (e.g., systemic racism, neighborhood income disadvantage [NID]) can be associated with higher odds of developing psychological problems following traumatic events. Although race/ethnicity and NID residency are often associated, they are separate concepts that play unique roles in mental health outcomes among youth. Residents of Black, Latinx, and income‐disadvantaged communities also have an increased risk of exposure to polyvictimization and the loss of multiple loved ones. Studies have not carefully delineated the potential relations between race/ethnicity and NID residency, polyvictimization, accumulated losses, and trauma and grief outcomes in youth. We examined mediation models to investigate whether polyvictimization, the loss of multiple loved ones, and exposure to violent death were potential mechanisms through which race/ethnicity and NID would predict trauma and grief outcomes in youth. Participants (N = 429) included Black (19.9%), Latinx (36.0%), and White (27.3%) children and adolescents who were assessed through a routine baseline assessment at a trauma and grief outpatient clinic. Black youth reported significantly elevated posttraumatic stress and maladaptive grief symptoms through higher polyvictimization and violent death exposure relative to White youth, βs = .06–.12, ps <.001. Latinx identity and NID were positively and directly associated with specific domains of maladaptive grief reactions, βs = .10–.17, ps < .001. If replicated longitudinally, these findings suggest that polyvictimization and violent death exposure may be mechanisms through which Black youth develop more severe traumatic stress and grief reactions.

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Coping with dying and deaths at home: how undocumented migrants in the United States experience the process of transnational grieving

Cited by 34 publications

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Immigrants Coping with Transnational Deaths and Bereavement: The Influence of Migratory Loss and Anticipatory Grief

Immigrants Coping with Transnational Deaths and Bereavement: The Influence of Migratory Loss and Anticipatory Grief

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Racial, ethnic, and neighborhood income disparities in childhood posttraumatic stress and grief: Exploring indirect effects through trauma exposure and bereavement

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