Grief among Surviving Family Members of Homicide Victims
A Causal Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628827 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Virginia Sprang (Jesko & Associates, Arlington, Texas, corresponding author), John S McNeil (0000-0002-2351-5459, The University of Texas at Austin), Roosevelt Wright (University of Missouri–St. Louis) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-160 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| 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/v119-uafm-p5ej-1w21 |
| OpenAlex | W2138558751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
A causal model is proposed to delineate predictors of self-reported grief among surviving family members of homicidal victims. The model specifies structural linkages among sociodemographic characteristics, psychological factors, and subjective ratings of grief. The proposed model is evaluated using data from a survey of members of “Victims of Violence” support groups. The results, for the most part, support the proposed model and indicate that correlates of grief differ across gender-specific subgroups in terms of their relative importance, predictive power, complexity, and overall patterns. Implications of the findings for developing program interventions and future research are discussed
Complicated grief · Grief · Homicide · Medical emergency · Poison control · Predictive power · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2014 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |