College Grieving
Normalizing the Pain of Leaving and of Staying Behind
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21638534 |
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| Authors | Joshua M Gold (0000-0001-5265-4055, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA, corresponding author), Elizabeth Beasley (0000-0002-8752-9577, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA), Elizabeth M Goodson Beasley (University of South Carolina) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-28 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Family Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1066-4807 • E-ISSN: 1552-3950 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1066480720943826 |
| OpenAlex | W3044010471 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The transition to college, however enacted, is viewed as a time of joyous discovery and self-exploration for the launched young adult. For the family, this transition may allow for pride in parental accomplishment and perhaps relief as the young adult departs the family home. However, in both circumstances, there is an undercurrent of loss and perhaps unexpressed grieving. If unacknowledged and unresolved, these feelings may cause the student to question readiness for college and personal maturity, perhaps spiraling into depression or substance abuse and culminating in withdrawal or dismissal. At home, the challenge of reimaging family daily life and parental connection may lead to either overinvolvement or distancing, deflecting but not resolving the accompanying family pain. This article will explain the normative process of “freshman grief,” integrate the concepts of this loss through the lens of narrative counseling, and offer suggestions for mental health workers in secondary schools and on college campuses to help students and families anticipate, process, and resolve this time of bereavement in the midst of the excitement of the first year ( n = 175)
Developmental psychology · Disenfranchised grief · Distancing · Family therapy · Feeling · Grief · Mental health · Narrative · Pride · Psychotherapist · Shame · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
Negotiating the Transition to College
He Wanted Me to Achieve that for Our Family and I Did, Too”
Pathways of sleep, affect, and stress constellations during the first year of college
College student grief, grief differences, family communication, and family satisfaction
Trajectories of positive and negative affect across the transition to college
Mood regulation and relationship quality predict change in homesickness during college
| Highly cited | No |
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