Mourning and Grief on Facebook

An Examination of Motivations for Interacting With the Deceased

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13628558
AutoresErin Willis (0000-0002-1582-0867, Advertising, Public Relations, & Media Design, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA, autor de correspondencia), Patrick Ferrucci (0000-0002-4535-0210, Journalism, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA)
Año2017
Volumen76
Número2
Páginas122-140
Fecha de publicación2017-01-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222816688284
PMID28077011
OpenAlexW2578418866
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas23
Referencias citadas42

Facebook not only changed the way we communicate but also the way we mourn and express grief. The social networking site allows users to interact with deceased users' walls after death. This study utilized textual analysis to categorize Facebook posts ( N = 122) on 30 deceased users' walls according to uses and gratifications theory. Most posts were found to be motivated by entertainment, followed by integration and social interaction. Facebook users posted memories, condolences, and interacted with friends and family members in the deceased user's network. Implications and potential future research are discussed

Art · Categorization · Cyberpsychology · Entertainment · Grief · Internet privacy · Psychotherapist · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Uses and gratifications theory · Visual arts · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Mental Health via Writing · Psychology · Social Psychology