Humor
A Grief Trigger and Also a Way to Manage or Live With Your Grief
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna M Wilson (0000-0002-4860-8440, University of Alberta, corresponding author), Michelle Knox (0000-0001-8771-6287, University of Alberta), Gilbert Banamwana (University of Alberta), Cary A Brown (0000-0002-5282-4170, University of Alberta), Begoña Errasti‐Ibarrondo (0000-0002-1359-3330, Universidad de Navarra) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 514-529 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-02 |
| 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 | 10.1177/00302228221075276 |
| PMID | 35235471 |
| OpenAlex | W4214941482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 29 |
In 2020-2021, a qualitative study was undertaken using an interpretive description methodology to identify what triggers grief in the first 2 years following the death of a beloved family member, and to gain other helpful insights about grief triggers from bereaved Canadian adult volunteers. In that study, a purposive sampling method was used to select 10 bereaved Canadian adult volunteers for in-depth, semi-structured interviews. This paper reports on the humor findings, as revealed to be a particularly complex grief trigger for many participants, as well as a periodic way for most to manage or live with their grief. Participant quotes and an extended discussion are included to illustrate the importance of these humor findings in relation to grief, and to inform bereaved people, bereavement service providers, and the general public about both helpful aspects and some cautionary considerations about humor
Complicated grief · Disenfranchised grief · Grief · Nonprobability sampling · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Traumatic grief · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Humor Studies and Applications · Infant Health and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Family and social networks after bereavement: experiences of support, change and isolation
The Fundamental Paradox in the Grief Literature
Long-Term Experiencing of Parental Death During Childhood
Fear of losing it
Interpretive Description
Normal Grief and Complicated Bereavement Among Traumatized Cambodian Refugees
What Exactly Is “Complicated” Grief? A Scoping Research Literature Review to Understand Its Risk Factors and Prevalence
Humor, Laughter, and Happiness in the Daily Lives of Recently Bereaved Spouses
Do Special Occasions Trigger Psychological Distress Among Older Bereaved Spouses? An Empirical Assessment of Clinical Wisdom
The Role of Daily Positive Emotions During Conjugal Bereavement
Bereavement grief
A scoping research literature review to map the evidence on grief triggers
Differentiating what is humorous from what is not
Sense of humor as a moderator of the relation between stressful events and psychological distress
Looking beyond the mean in grief trajectories
The Analytic Challenge in Interpretive Description
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |