Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement.
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Journal Article
To assess if writing projects lessen undergraduates' grief following a loved one's suicide, 40 students whose loved one died by suicide in the past 2 years wrote on four occasions over 2 weeks about profound topics (e.g., events and emotions surrounding the death) or trivial topics (e.g., description of the previous meal). All participants completed pre- and posttest measures of grief and self-reported health visits, and 75% completed the same measures at 6-week mailed follow-up. As expected, individuals in the profound condition reported less grief associated with suicide at follow-up than those in the trivial condition. However, the trivial and profound groups were not significantly different in general grief or health visits. Writing about grief associated with the suicide of a loved one appeared to reduce suicidal grief associated with this event. However, this benefit did not extend to general grief or physical health.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kovac, SH; Range, LM
Published Date
- 2000
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 30 / 1
Start / End Page
- 50 - 60
PubMed ID
- 10782718
Pubmed Central ID
- 10782718
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0363-0234
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England