| Title |
Spirituality and religiosity during suicide bereavement: a qualitative systematic review / |
| Authors |
Čepulienė, Austėja Agnietė ; Pučinskaitė, Beata ; Spangelytė, Katryna ; Skruibis, Paulius ; Gailienė, Danutė |
| DOI |
10.3390/rel12090766 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Religions.. Basel : MDPI. 2021, vol. 12, no. 9, art. no. 766, p. [1-24].. eISSN 2077-1444 |
| Keywords [eng] |
spirituality ; religiosity ; suicide bereavement ; stigmatisation |
| Abstract [eng] |
A loved one’s loss to suicide can be a traumatic experience and trigger a difficult grief process, identity changes, a loss of the sense of meaning and a spiritual crisis. Spirituality and/or religiosity (S/R) can be both an important resource and a source of stigmatisation during suicide bereavement. This study aims to synthesise the extant findings about S/R during suicide bereavement in qualitative studies. After an exhaustive selection of articles, the current review utilised a total of 484 citations and seven studies. A thematic synthesis yielded five major themes related to S/R during suicide bereavement: the need to be helped by the religious community without being judged; S/R-related experience of the deceased as a figure who continues to exist; S/R experienced without a conscious choice; conscious reach towards S/R themes; not relating to S/R during suicide bereavement. These findings indicate that the role of S/R during suicide bereavement is complex and varies from providing help to serving as a source of suffering. Hence, practitioners and religious communities should be mindful of the S/R themes during suicide bereavement. |
| Published |
Basel : MDPI |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2021 |
| CC license |
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