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The Usage of Digital Resources by Swedish Suicide Bereaved in Their Grief Work: A Survey Study

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 2020-06, Vol.81 (2), p.272-297 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

The Author(s) 2018 ;ISSN: 0030-2228 ;ISSN: 1541-3764 ;EISSN: 1541-3764 ;DOI: 10.1177/0030222818765807 ;PMID: 29580175

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  • Title:
    The Usage of Digital Resources by Swedish Suicide Bereaved in Their Grief Work: A Survey Study
  • Author: Westerlund, Michael Uv
  • Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Bereavement ; Female ; Humans ; Internet ; Male ; Medicin och hälsovetenskap ; Middle Aged ; Self-Help Groups ; Suicide ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Survivors - psychology ; Sweden ; Young Adult
  • Is Part Of: Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 2020-06, Vol.81 (2), p.272-297
  • Description: This study examined Swedish suicide bereaved individuals’ use of different resources in their grief work and how they value these resources. The material consisted of a web-based survey, which was analyzed with quantitative methods. The results showed that the psychosocial ill-health was severe among the suicide bereaved participants and that a majority used digital resources in their grief work. The propensity to engage in online support groups or memorial websites was not predicted by the severity of psychosocial consequences following the suicide. However, multiple regressions showed that higher online support group activity predicted more satisfaction with current psychosocial health, while memorial websites seemed to have the opposite effect. This study not only indicates that some digital resources, for example, online support groups, may be an effective way of coping with grief related to suicide loss, but also suggests that memorial websites may increase rumination and in this way cause emotional distress.
  • Publisher: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0030-2228
    ISSN: 1541-3764
    EISSN: 1541-3764
    DOI: 10.1177/0030222818765807
    PMID: 29580175
  • Source: SWEPUB Freely available online
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