Changing Funerals and Their Effects on Bereavement Grief in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630285 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Megumi Kondo-Arita (Global Center of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University), Megumi Kondo‐Arita (0009-0002-1860-7727, Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences), Carl Becker (0000-0002-4519-8837, Kyoto University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1548-1560 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-21 |
| 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 | 10.1177/00302228231158914 |
| PMID | 36803250 |
| OpenAlex | W4321456672 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Bereavement is an extremely personal feeling, but Japanese society tends to disapprove of displays of negative personal emotion or weakness. For ages, mourning rituals like funerals provided an exception where social permission was given to sharing grief and seeking support. However, the form and significance of Japanese funerals have changed rapidly over the past generation, and especially since the advent of COVID-19 restrictions on assembly and travel. This paper overviews the trajectory of changes and continuities in mourning rituals in Japan, looking at their psychological and social impacts. It goes on to summarize recent Japanese research showing that appropriate funerals are not merely of psychological and social benefit, but may have an important role in reducing or supporting grief that might otherwise require medical and social work intervention
Feeling · Grief · Intervention (counseling · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Weakness · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |