“He Was Supposed to be With Me for the Rest of My Life”: Meaning-Making in Bereaved Siblings’ Online Stories

Halliwell, Danielle; Franken, Noah

doi:10.1080/15267431.2016.1194841

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“…The literature on the loss of a sibling focused on childhood loss with little attention to this loss during adulthood. I found 22 articles, but only five were relevant to my interest, reinforcing the paucity of literature on adult bereaved siblings and interventions (Cohen & Katz, 2015;Halliwell & Franken, 2016;Bolton et al, 2016;Wright, 2016;Funk et al, 2018). The loss of a sibling was considered the loss of a lifelong friend, confidant, companion, and connection to memories (Wright, 2018;Halliwell & Franken, 2016;Cohen & Katz, 2015).…”

Section: Insights From Literature Review On Sibling Lossmentioning

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“…I found 22 articles, but only five were relevant to my interest, reinforcing the paucity of literature on adult bereaved siblings and interventions (Cohen & Katz, 2015;Halliwell & Franken, 2016;Bolton et al, 2016;Wright, 2016;Funk et al, 2018). The loss of a sibling was considered the loss of a lifelong friend, confidant, companion, and connection to memories (Wright, 2018;Halliwell & Franken, 2016;Cohen & Katz, 2015). Sibling mourners are considered unique and seen as the forgotten mourners (Cohen & Katz, 2015;Halliwell & Franken, 2016;Wright, 2016;Funk et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The uniqueness of twin loss and grief

Creed¹

2022

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Loss of a twin unexpectedly in adulthood can leave the remaining twin feeling lost, devastated, and empty. The surviving twin can question the normalcy of these feelings and their response to the grief experience as compared to other losses. A literature review on adult twin loss followed by a review on sibling loss produced a sparse amount of information relevant to my questions. Both reviews centered around losses in childhood with little evidence of support for losses during adulthood. Guidance to assist with coping after this type of loss did not reveal specific coping strategies for the twinless twin. The coping strategies identified may be valuable for any person in their grieving process. The unique loss may benefit from future research on the most effective coping strategies. Grief therapists need further resources specific to singleton grief. Further research and clinical work would improve grief experiences during adult twin loss.

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Section: Insights From Literature Review On Sibling Lossmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Insights From Literature Review On Sibling Lossmentioning

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The uniqueness of twin loss and grief

Creed¹

2022

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“…Wenzel and Poynter (2014) studied meaning‐making in aging mother–adult child relationships. In addition to the meanings that surround motherhood, scholars have also examined meanings surrounding siblings, particularly in times of transitions, separations, and loss (Halliwell, 2016; Halliwell & Franken, 2016).…”

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Relational Dialectics Theory

Baxter

Scharp

Thomas

2021

J of Family Theo & Revie

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This article first provides an overview and brief history of relational dialectics theory (RDT) before turning to a presentation of RDT's basic tenets and theoretical utility. In addition, it also examines how RDT has been applied in studying family contexts and offers suggestions for future directions of RDT-based research. Relational dialectics theory (RDT) addresses the meaning-making process. As the word "dialectics" suggests, the theory's key premise is that the meaning of some phenomenon emerges in the moment through the interplay or struggle of competing possibilities of meaning. Early on, RDT referred to these opposing meaning possibilities as "contradictions" (Baxter & Montgomery, 1996), but the term "contradiction" can carry a pejorative meaning, in addition to the presumption that meaning-making is a binary between only two alternative meanings. Because of these misunderstandings, the newer iteration of RDT refers to the interplay of competing meaning systems, which are labeled

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“…Besides, my husband is better than me at cooking and helping with homework anyway." Following Baxter's (2011) lead, the second wave of RDT family research has used the theory to explore normative (civilian) family forms and concerns such as sibling relationships (Halliwell & Franken, 2016), college-aged mother-daughter relationships (Harrigan & Miller-Ott, 2013), older parents' relationships with their adult children (Wenzel & Poynter, 2014), remarriage (Wilder, 2012), and forgiveness within family relationships (Carr & Wang, 2012). A growing number of RDT-informed scholars are focusing on nonnormative civilian family relationships and concerns such as adoptive families (Baxter, Norwood, Asbury, & Scharp, 2014;Norwood & Baxter, 2011) and queer motherhood (Suter, Seurer, Webb, Grewe, & Koenig Kellas, 2015), as well as the negotiation of transgender family member identities (Norwood, 2012(Norwood, , 2013 and familial estrangement (Scharp & Thomas, 2016).…”

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Relational Dialectics Theory: A New Approach for Military and Veteran‐Connected Family Research

Parcell

Baker

2018

J of Family Theo & Revie

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Military and veteran‐connected family scholarship focusing on transitions has a lengthy history across disciplines. Much of this research involves normative military families (i.e., a service member husband and civilian wife with biological children); however, military families are diverse, due in part to societal and military policy changes (e.g., marriage equality; repeal of “don't ask, don't tell”). Although theories used in the past might still apply, we argue that critical theories are useful, even necessary, for studying the experiences of normative and nonnormative military families (e.g., those with same gender spouses or parents, stepfamilies), as both are nontraditional relative to their civilian counterparts. We share an approach developed within communication, relational dialectics theory (RDT), that focuses on power from a critical perspective and offers ideas for potential positive social change. RDT also provides contrapuntal analysis, a method ideal for studying relational turning points and transitional periods of military and veteran‐connected families.

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“He Was Supposed to be With Me for the Rest of My Life”: Meaning-Making in Bereaved Siblings’ Online Stories

Cited by 17 publications

References 43 publications

The uniqueness of twin loss and grief

The uniqueness of twin loss and grief

Relational Dialectics Theory

Relational Dialectics Theory: A New Approach for Military and Veteran‐Connected Family Research

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