Coping Following Bereavement
Comparing European American and Japanese Emerging Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629105 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiho Okumura (0009-0002-7329-9181, Central Washington University), Sarah Feeney (0000-0001-5503-3852, Central Washington University, corresponding author), A M Claridge (0000-0002-2806-8790, Central Washington University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 274-296 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/00302228241237557 |
| PMID | 38429236 |
| OpenAlex | W4392344874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
Although bereavement is an experience emerging adults of every culture go through, there is limited cross-cultural research on coping following bereavement. Therefore, this study aimed to explore similarities and differences between European American and Japanese emerging adults regarding their experiences with coping strategies following a death, with consideration of cultural rituals related to bereavement. Open-ended 30- to 50-min virtual interviews were conducted among 7 European American and 7 Japanese adults between the ages of 20-30 years old. Through qualitative analysis researchers found that for both cultures, reported characteristics of coping strategies typically aligned with conceptions of emotion engagement and emotion disengagement coping, as defined in Tobin's Coping Strategies Inventory (2001). Both cultures reported similar coping strategies, although European Americans reported a greater variety of activities within the coping categories. Some coping behaviors could not be categorized under either coping strategy, implying a need for more research and conceptual refinement
Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Disengagement theory · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Gerontology
Handbook of bereavement research and practice
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Culture
Sense of self, depression and adaption to grief, in emerging adults who suffered parental loss
Emerging Adults' Experiences of Grandparent Death
Psychological Flexibility and Resilience in Parentally Bereaved College Students
The place of the literature review in grounded theory research
The role of religious affiliation in Christian and unaffiliated bereaved emerging adults’ use of religious coping
College and the grieving student
The Role of Rumination in the Coexistence of Distress and Posttraumatic Growth Among Bereaved Japanese University Students
When college students grieve
Unique grief experiences
College student grief, grief differences, family communication, and family satisfaction
Individual and collective processes in the construction of the self
A Quantitative Study of Graduate Student Grief Experiences
Emerging adulthood
Death of Parents and Adult Psychological and Physical Well-Being
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |