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The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study
Background: A loved one’s loss due to suicide can be a traumatic experience and trigger a complex grief process. Although spirituality, defined as a search for the Sacred in a broad sense, can be a resource and an obstacle in coping with the suicide bereavement process, there is a gap in scientific...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9319928/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148740 |
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author | Čepulienė, Austėja Agnietė Skruibis, Paulius |
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description | Background: A loved one’s loss due to suicide can be a traumatic experience and trigger a complex grief process. Although spirituality, defined as a search for the Sacred in a broad sense, can be a resource and an obstacle in coping with the suicide bereavement process, there is a gap in scientific understanding of the role spirituality plays during the process. Methods: To explore the role of spirituality in people bereaved by suicide, we recruited 11 women who lost a life partner due to suicide. We conducted semi-structured interviews and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: We identified the following three themes: spirituality is a supportive resource that can be reached for or achieved without conscious involvement; spirituality provides helpful ways to cope with grief; spirituality makes the grief process more difficult. Conclusions: Spirituality, if personally meaningful and supported by others, can function as a resource after a loved one’s suicide and even add to post-traumatic growth after the loss. On the contrary, spirituality-related issues, such as stigmatization and a lack of personally meaningful traditions, can distress the bereaved. Difficult spiritual experiences and questions can become an intricate part of the grief process. |
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spelling | pubmed-93199282022-07-27 The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study Čepulienė, Austėja Agnietė Skruibis, Paulius Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: A loved one’s loss due to suicide can be a traumatic experience and trigger a complex grief process. Although spirituality, defined as a search for the Sacred in a broad sense, can be a resource and an obstacle in coping with the suicide bereavement process, there is a gap in scientific understanding of the role spirituality plays during the process. Methods: To explore the role of spirituality in people bereaved by suicide, we recruited 11 women who lost a life partner due to suicide. We conducted semi-structured interviews and analyzed the data using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: We identified the following three themes: spirituality is a supportive resource that can be reached for or achieved without conscious involvement; spirituality provides helpful ways to cope with grief; spirituality makes the grief process more difficult. Conclusions: Spirituality, if personally meaningful and supported by others, can function as a resource after a loved one’s suicide and even add to post-traumatic growth after the loss. On the contrary, spirituality-related issues, such as stigmatization and a lack of personally meaningful traditions, can distress the bereaved. Difficult spiritual experiences and questions can become an intricate part of the grief process. MDPI 2022-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9319928/ /pubmed/35886590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148740 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Čepulienė, Austėja Agnietė Skruibis, Paulius The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study |
title | The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study |
title_full | The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study |
title_fullStr | The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study |
title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study |
title_short | The Role of Spirituality during Suicide Bereavement: A Qualitative Study |
title_sort | role of spirituality during suicide bereavement: a qualitative study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9319928/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35886590 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148740 |
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