“Cleaning Out the Closet:” Communicated Narrative Sense-Making of Bereavement

Filling the void: Grieving and healing during a socially isolating global pandemic

“…Given the ways that grief is communicative in nature (Barney & Yoshimura, 2020;Rubin, 2014), participants clearly adapted and adjusted to their losses in order to seek interaction in more intentional ways. Similar to past research (Barney & Yoshimura, 2021;Scheinfeld & Lake, 2019), participants continued to tell stories to connect with others despite geographic and physical separation and also to engage in sense-making (Koenig Kellas & Trees, 2006), especially given the difficult and unique experiences our sample faced in the pandemic. Storytelling also allowed people to continue a relationship with their loved one (Rubin, 2014).…”

“…The pandemic limited traditional communicative grief processes that are known to contribute to optimal health and well-being (e.g., Barney & Yoshimura, 2021;Floyd et al, 2018). Mourners were forced to adapt their coping strategies to the restrictions at hand.…”

Ethical Issues in Bereavement Research with Minors: A Scoping Review

“…A total of 40 articles were included in the review ( Table A2 ). Four studies were from Australia [ 14 , 31 , 32 , 33 ], eleven from the US [ 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 ], seven from Sweden [ 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ], four from Norway [ 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], four from Denmark [ 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 ] four from the UK [ 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 ], and one from Canada [ 64 ]. There were five studies of non-western origins: two from South Africa [ 65 , 66 ] one from China [ 67 ], one from Iran [ 68 ], and one from the Philippines [ 69 ].…”

“…There were five studies of non-western origins: two from South Africa [ 65 , 66 ] one from China [ 67 ], one from Iran [ 68 ], and one from the Philippines [ 69 ]. Four studies were published in the 2000s [ 41 , 42 , 52 , 53 ], 22 in the 2010s [ 31 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 43 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 ], and 14 from the 2020s [ 14 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 50 , 51 , 56 , 59 , 67 , 68 , 69 ]. Most studies were qualitative in design; there were also five quantitative [ 42 , 43 , 46 , 50 , 67 ], and five mixed-methods studies [ <...…”

“…Most studies identified multiple ethical issues, with the most common concerns regarding consent [ 31 , 32 , 33 , 37 , 40 , 46 , 56 , 57 , 63 , 64 , 67 , 68 , 69 ], potential risks and mitigation strategies [ 14 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 45 , 53 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 69 ], and privacy and confidentiality [ 34 , 38 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 52 , 56 , 59 , 60 , 63 , 65 , 68 ]. Table A2 in Appendix B details the study characteristics and the ethical issues found in the peer-reviewed studies.…”