Bereavement after Suicide
A Study of Memorials on the Internet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Lester (0000-0003-1357-8672, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 189-194 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-11 |
| 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/om.65.3.b |
| OpenAlex | W2033743351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 10 |
This study compared the written memorials on websites posted by survivors of suicide with those written by people who had lost a significant other from natural causes, using a computer program, the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count. Thirteen significant differences were identified and, in addition, 13 differences that approach significance. Memorials written by survivors of suicide had longer sentences and used longer words. They had more death-related words, fewer references to the self or to the deceased (“you”), and more words reflective of anger and sadness. The results suggest the deaths from suicide had a more profound impact on the survivors than the natural deaths and results in greater emotional distress
Anger · Distress · Geography · Medical emergency · Natural death · Natural disaster · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sadness · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Mental Health via Writing · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |