Losing a Part of Yourself’
How Women Grieve Their Close Friend’s Death
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 13629288 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Elizabeth Sauber (University of Maryland, College Park), Elizabeth W Sauber (University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA), Karen M O’brien (0000-0002-0927-2489, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Páginas | 302228251334716-302228251334716 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-04-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228251334716 |
| PMID | 40229962 |
| OpenAlex | W4409467726 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 38 |
Friendship provides women with a plethora of benefits, including reduced physiological and psychological distress. Little is known regarding what happens when women experience the death of their closest women friends. Thus, this study qualitatively described the bereavement of seven women who experienced the death of a close woman friend and tested an integrative model predicting prolonged grief and posttraumatic growth with 148 women grieving the death of a close woman friend. Findings from directed content analysis highlighted grief reactions, disenfranchising interactions related to social support, ways of coping, growth after loss, and ongoing challenges. Results from a path analysis indicated that avoidant emotional coping was a key mediator and predictor of prolonged grief, while problem-focused coping served as a key mediator and predictor of posttraumatic growth. The findings can be used to advance research, clinical practice and intervention efforts for women who are grieving the death of a woman friend
Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Distress · Friendship · Grief · Mediator · Mental health · Path analysis (statistics · Posttraumatic growth · Psychological distress · Psychotherapist · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Altamente citado | No |