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Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Kovac, SH; Range, LM
Published in: Suicide Life Threat Behav
2000

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.

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Published In

Suicide Life Threat Behav

ISSN

0363-0234

Publication Date

2000

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

50 / 60

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Behavior
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Suicide
  • Students
  • Social Support
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies
 

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Kovac, S. H., & Range, L. M. (2000). Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement. Suicide Life Threat Behav, 30(1), 50–60.
Kovac, S. H., and L. M. Range. “Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement.Suicide Life Threat Behav 30, no. 1 (2000): 50–60.
Kovac SH, Range LM. Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2000;30(1):50–60.
Kovac, S. H., and L. M. Range. “Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement.Suicide Life Threat Behav, vol. 30, no. 1, 2000, pp. 50–60.
Kovac SH, Range LM. Writing projects: lessening undergraduates' unique suicidal bereavement. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2000;30(1):50–60.

Published In

Suicide Life Threat Behav

ISSN

0363-0234

Publication Date

2000

Volume

30

Issue

1

Start / End Page

50 / 60

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Verbal Behavior
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Suicide
  • Students
  • Social Support
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Follow-Up Studies