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A Qualitative Study Exploring Re-Entering Cross-Cultural Missionary Aid Workers' Loss and Grief
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Selby (The University of Adelaide, corresponding author), Nicole Moulding (0000-0003-0212-5483, University of South Australia), Sheila Clark (The University of Adelaide), Alison Jones (0000-0002-1105-6195, Royal Australasian College of Physicians), Annette Braunack-Mayer (0000-0003-4427-0224, The University of Adelaide), James Beilby (0000-0002-0815-9783, The University of Adelaide), Justin Beilby (The University of Adelaide) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-38 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-16 |
| 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.59.1.b |
| PMID | 19634504 |
| OpenAlex | W2005580780 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 27 |
Over 200 Australian, American, and British Non-Government Organizations send aid workers overseas including missionaries. On re-entry, they may suffer psychological distress; however, there is little research about their psychosocial issues and management in the family practice setting. Research suggests loss and grief as a suitable paradigm for family practitioners dealing with psychosocial issues. The aim of this study was to explore loss and grief issues for adult Australian missionary cross-cultural aid workers during their re-entry adjustment. Mixed methods were used and this study reports the qualitative method: semi-structured interviews conducted with 15 participants. Results were analyzed using framework analysis. Themes of re-entry loss and grief were identified with sub-themes of multiple varied losses, mechanisms of loss, loss of control, common grief phenomena, disenfranchised grief, and reactivation of past grief. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed. Findings of this study suggest that loss and grief is an appropriate paradigm for the management of these workers in the family practice setting. Further research is needed to enable appropriate care
Disenfranchised grief · Distress · Grief · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Traumatic grief · Child Welfare and Adoption · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology
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Identity in transition
The Role of Spiritual Development in the Cross-Cultural Reentry Adjustment of Missionaries
Contributing Factors in the Successful Repatriation of Long-Term Adult Christian Missionaries
A Brief History of Psychology and Missions in JPT
Special People? An Exploratory Study into Re-entering Missionaries’ Identity and Resilience
Resilience in re-entering missionaries
Re-Entry
Twelve-Month Use of Mental Health Services in the United States
The influence of symptoms of prolonged grief disorder, depression, and anxiety on quality of life among bereaved adults
Evaluative Criteria for Qualitative Research in Health Care
Qualitative research in health care
Research design
Toward a Conceptual Framework for Mixed-Method Evaluation Designs
Social Research Methods
The Reacculturation of Missionary Families
A Practical Approach to Transitions in Missionary Living
A Grief Diagnostic Instrument for General Practice
Enhancing the Concept of Disenfranchised Grief
Mapping Grief
Grief
Repatriation transitions
Bereavement as a Psychosocial Transition
The prediction of bereavement outcome
The Place of Inter-Rater Reliability in Qualitative Research
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2022 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |