Bereavement Before and During Covid-19 pandemic: Funeral and Rituals Evaluation,\nReligious coping and Prolonged Grief Disorder Symptom
Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The funeral service, rituals and religious coping (RC) represent resources bereaved \nindividuals often use to cope with the loss. Research findings are inconsistent regarding the \nrelationship between funeral and ritual evaluation and prolonged grief disorder (PGD) \nsymptoms. Studies show that negative, but not positive, RC can predict PGD symptoms. \nCovid-19 pandemic has affected bereavement and the related factors. In the present study we \nexplored the impact of funeral and rituals evaluation and religious coping on PGD symptoms \nbefore and during the covid-19 pandemic and the impact of the pandemic itself. Confirming \nour hypotheses, participants who experienced loss during the pandemic evaluated the funeral \nmore negatively and reported more PGD symptoms. Funeral evaluation was found to be \nassociated with PGD symptoms. Regarding RC, negative religious coping (NRC) seemed to \nexplain the variance in PGD symptoms. But, in contrast with our hypothesis, NRC did not \nmediate the relationship between time of loss (before/ during the pandemic) and PGD \nsymptoms. These findings highlight the need for further research on PGD symptoms and the \nrole of funeral and rituals evaluation and RC in grief experience in the light of covid-19 \npandemic.
Author: Kritikou, M.E.
Institution: Utrecht University
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7055015852