The Effect of Cause of Death on Responses to the Bereaved
Suicide Compared to Accident and Natural Causes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627937 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Breon G Allen (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Lawrence G Calhoun (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Arnie Cann (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Richard G Tedeschi (0000-0002-3995-7569, University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-48 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/t44k-l7uk-tb19-t9uv |
| OpenAlex | W2102233232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 21 |
This study investigated the impact of cause of death on responses to a bereaved individual. Sixty participants (30 men and 30 women) listened to an audiotape of a recently bereaved widow. There were three versions of the tape, each identical except for the stated cause of death: suicide, accident, or heart attack. Participants listened and responded to three segments of the tape. Results indicated that respondents were more anxious after the interaction than before. In addition, perceptions of the individual bereaved by suicide were more negative, but these perceptual differences were not reflected in quantitative measures of behavior. Qualitative data suggested that for suicidal deaths issues of blame and responsibility are more salient than for deaths due to accidents or natural causes
Accident (philosophy · Blame · Medical emergency · Natural death · Perception · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2025 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |