Religious aspects of bereavement

Frantz, Thomas T.; Trolley, Barbara C.; Johll, Michael P.

doi:10.1007/bf02251401

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“…These studies reported mixed, yet, not surprisingly, predominantly salutary findings. In samples of adults dealing with various losses, perceived helpfulness was correlated with less depression and hopelessness (Austin & Lennings, 1993) and was positively related to optimism about the future, though it was unrelated to perceived ability to cope (Frantz, Trolley, & Johll, 1996). In a sample of conjugally bereaved, after controlling for demographic and other variables, comfort from religion was positively related to psychological well-being for widows (Fry, 2001).…”

Section: Belief In Helpfulness Of Religionmentioning

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Religion and Spirituality in Adjustment Following Bereavement: An Integrative Review

2008

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Surprisingly little research has examined the widely held assumption that religion and spirituality are generally helpful in adjusting to bereavement. A systematic literature search located 73 empirical articles that examined religion/spirituality in the context of bereavement. The authors describe the multidimensional nature of religion/spirituality and use this framework to organize and integrate the findings of these empirical articles. Overall, results suggest that relations between religion and adjustment to bereavement are generally positive but inconsistent and vary depending in part on how religion/spirituality is measured. The authors conclude with a critique of the current research and directions for future research.

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Religion and Spirituality in Adjustment Following Bereavement: An Integrative Review

2008

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“…Some research supports the positive effects of religious beliefs on bereavement (Becker et al, 2007). Many individuals view religion as helpful in coping with the loss of a loved one (Frantz, Trolley, & Johll, 1996). However, the fact that individuals often claim that religious beliefs and practices may be helpful in coping with stressful life events does not demonstrate an actual relationship between religion and adjustment.…”

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Prolonged Grief Disorder and Depression in a German Community Sample

2014

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The aims of this study were to examine rates and risk factors for prolonged grief and to investigate the association between prolonged grief and depression. The authors interviewed a heterogeneous bereaved sample of 61 Germans, 6 of whom had prolonged grief and depression, respectively. The 2 syndromes were strongly linked to one another. Risk factors for prolonged grief were being a woman and having high levels of religious beliefs and low levels of satisfaction with one's religious beliefs, emotional closeness to the deceased, and unanticipated loss. Symptoms of prolonged grief may endure years postloss and often overlap with depression.

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“…In the West today, whilst medical discourses frequently dominate our understanding, death is simultaneously approached through discourses of spirituality, religion, (varieties of) humanism, and militant atheism (e.g. Dawkins, 2008;Frantz et al, 1996;Segal, 2004). We have discursive constructions of the good death , and of the distinctions between murder, suicide, euthanasia, assisted dying, and death from 'natural causes' (Lewis, 2011;Marcoux, 2011).…”

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“…These feelings are frequently subtle and fleeting, and their somatic characteristics (intensity, location, duration) vague and difficult to articulate. In relation to death, feelings of knowing frequently include those associated with religion and spirituality -for example, comforting feelings to do with having faith or security in an afterlife for the deceased (Frantz et al, 1996).…”

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The Social Construction of Death

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2014

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Religious aspects of bereavement

Cited by 33 publications

References 19 publications

Religion and Spirituality in Adjustment Following Bereavement: An Integrative Review

Religion and Spirituality in Adjustment Following Bereavement: An Integrative Review

Prolonged Grief Disorder and Depression in a German Community Sample

The Social Construction of Death

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