Meaning Reconstruction Process After Suicide
Life-Story of a Japanese Woman Who Lost Her Son to Suicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13630320 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daisuke Kawashima (0000-0002-5642-5177, Chukyo University, corresponding author), K Kawano (0000-0002-7486-785X, Ritsumeikan University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 360-375 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-28 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0030222816652805 |
| PMID | 28792358 |
| OpenAlex | W2397286036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 34 |
Although Japan has a high suicide rate, there is insufficient research on the experiences of suicide-bereaved individuals. We investigated the qualitative aspects of the meaning reconstruction process after a loss to suicide. We conducted a life-story interview using open-ended questions with one middle-aged Japanese woman who lost her son to suicide. We used a narrative approach to transcribe and code the participant's narratives for analysis. The analysis revealed three meaning groups that structured the participant's reactions to the suicide: making sense of her son's death and life, relationships with other people, and reconstruction of a bond with the deceased. The belief that death is not an eternal split and that there is a connection between the living and the deceased reduced the pain felt by our participant. Furthermore, the narratives worked as scaffolds in the meaning reconstruction process. We discuss our results in the light of cross-cultural differences in the grieving process
Meaning (existential · Medical emergency · Process (computing · Psychotherapist · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |