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A Quantitative Comparison of Parental and Sibling Suicide Grief Experience

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TLpq2395755633

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A Quantitative Comparison of Parental and Sibling Suicide Grief Experience

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Timerman, Patricia

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Shatz, Karen

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Barry University

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2020

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112

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Ph.D.

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Barry University

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2020

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Statistics show that for every suicide, at least six people are left grieving; these individuals are called Survivors of Suicide, or in this study, SoS (American Association of Suicidology, 2016). In the United States there are about 48,000 suicides annually (American Foundation of Suicide Prevention, 2019, 2020), totaling approximately 290,000 emerging SoS (American Association of Suicidology, 2016). Studies on suicide grief have focused on the cause of death and shown differences exist between suicide grief and other types of grief; these include SoS's higher risk for complicated grief and suicidal ideation and prominent aspects of suicide grief: lingering questions; guilt and blame; shame, stigmatization; and self-harming behaviors (Aronson et al., 2017; Cammarata, 2012; Chapple, Ziebland, & Hawton, 2015; Feigelman et al., 2012; Pittman et al., 2014). Many studies have looked at suicide as a homogeneous experience. The present study posited suicide grief is heterogeneous, influenced by the cause of death, as well as by SoS's kinship to the deceased, their religious/spiritual convictions, and cultural beliefs, challenging the one-size-fits-all view of suicide grief. To assess such heterogeneity, I conducted an ex post facto design to test whether there are differences in SoS's grief based on their kinship to the deceased. Participants included parents and siblings. I developed a Demographics Instrument to identify the independent variables and potential covariates and used the Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ; Barrett & Scott, 1989), comprised of 11 subscales, to measure the dependent variables, which included the total score of the GEQ and the total score of its subscales. Through the ANOVA and MANOVA, results showed there were no significant differences in SoS's suicide grief based on their kinship, as well as their gender, and sibling order; however, that there were significant differences based on whether participants attended therapy or support groups. This study is important as it helps counseling professionals and the community gather data and further understand suicide grief. By identifying homogenous and heterogeneous factors of suicide grief, counseling professionals become better equipped to treat SoS and understand that not every SoS necessarily grieves identically, and therefore should not all be treated the same.

Counseling psychology

Grief

Mental health

Postvention

Suicide

Survivors of suicide

Shatz, Karen

Timerman, Patricia

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