Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ445571
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Belief in Afterlife as a Buffer in Suicidal and Other Bereavement.
Smith, Peggy C.; And Others
Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v24 n3 p217-25 1991-92
Examined belief in afterlife and bereavement recovery following death by suicide, homicide, accident, or natural causes. Bereaved persons (n=121) completed scales measuring belief in afterlife, impact of event, perceived recovery, spiritual well-being, emotional pain, and social support. Feeling of recovery following bereavement appeared enhanced by high belief in afterlife and diminished by death via suicide or accident. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Accidents, Beliefs, Bereavement, Death, Diseases, Emotional Adjustment, Grief, Homicide, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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