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dc.contributor.authorEntilli, Lorenza
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorDe Leo, Diego
dc.contributor.authorCipolletta, Sabrina
dc.contributor.authorKõlves, Kairi
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-13T03:22:25Z
dc.date.available2021-01-13T03:22:25Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18020564
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400985
dc.description.abstractLimited research exists on the experiences of parents bereaved by suicide. Our earlier qualitative analysis examined the experiences of parents’ suicide bereavement at 6 and 12 months after their loss. The current study aimed to extend the analysis over 24 months, outlining the key themes of parents’ suicide bereavement experience. In the frames of a longitudinal study of suicide bereavement in Queensland, Australia, parents were interviewed at 6, 12, and 24 months after their loss. Thematic analysis was used to further explore new themes and three key themes identified in earlier analyses: searching for answers and sense-making, coping strategies and support, and finding meaning and purpose. Results at 24 months revealed a clearer differentiation between strategies adopted by mothers and fathers. Anger and blame had changed towards feelings of depression. A polarization was observed between parents still oscillating in brooding rumination and those who have shifted towards sense-making. The former more frequently reported depression symptoms, and the latter reported a more positive attitude towards life and acceptance of their loss. Consistent with the dual-process model, parents managed to reach acceptance after oscillating between sense-making and meaning making. Findings provide insights how suicide loss affects parents, with implications for postvention.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom564
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleExperiences of Parental Suicide-Bereavement: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis Over Two Years
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEntilli, L; Ross, V; De Leo, D; Cipolletta, S; Kõlves, K, Experiences of Parental Suicide-Bereavement: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis Over Two Years, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (2), pp. 564
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-01-13T02:53:25Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2020 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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gro.griffith.authorKolves, Kairi
gro.griffith.authorDe Leo, Diego
gro.griffith.authorRoss, Victoria


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