Please Scream Inside Your Heart: Compounded Loss and Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Scheinfeld, Emily; Gangi, Katlyn; Nelson, Erin C.; Sinardi, Catherine C.

doi:10.1080/10410236.2021.1886413

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down on a daily basis (e.g., working from home, homeschooling, etc.) which created the perception of compounded grief (Scheinfeld et al, 2021), and increased anxiety, stress, and feelings of isolation (e.g., Boursier et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is a form of resilience that, although not specifically examined within this study, is apparent in hindsight. COVID-19 restrictions hampered people's ability to send and receive resilience messages (e.g., Buzzanell, 2019) at a time when resilience was most necessary in response to related trigger events (e.g., the death of a loved one, job loss, and other compounded losses; Scheinfeld et al, 2021). This hurdle prompted individuals to interact in new and creative ways, responding to their grief separately but nonetheless collectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, much of our support system that we turn to for communal coping may be less available as others are stretched too thin with the stresses, anxieties, and losses presented by the COVID-19 pandemic (Scheinfeld et al, 2021). That is, with the increase in deaths during the pandemic, people are coping with deaths, alongside varying personal losses, and serving as support providers for others.…”

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“…That is, with the increase in deaths during the pandemic, people are coping with deaths, alongside varying personal losses, and serving as support providers for others. This experience has proven difficult due to minimal face-to-face time and minimal bandwidth, leaving people unable to fully engage in supportive communication (Scheinfeld et al, 2021).…”

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“…The pandemic led many to experience multiple personal losses at once, leading to compounded loss and grief (Scheinfeld et al, 2021). Such grief, and the potential of experiencing the death of multiple people, could "lead to 'bereavement overload,' a distressing overflow of grief that interferes with the capacity to cope" (Kokou-Kpolou et al, 2020, p. S94).…”

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

Scheinfeld

Barney

Gangi³

et al. 2021

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The COVID-19 pandemic has altered life dramatically, including grieving practices. This study examines how people grieved death when they were unable to engage in traditional mourning rituals. Participants shared ways their experiences with grief were affected by the pandemic through themes of (1) physical isolation, including feeling together while apart, and, (2) challenges to grief management, like lack of nonverbal communication and feeling delegitimized. Participants also spoke of memorable messages deemed helpful or hurtful, including (1) emphasizing the death over the loss, (2) community, and (3) faith and advice. The findings yield implications regarding the nature of communal coping, flexibility to grieving practices, and disenfranchised grief during a global pandemic.

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Gangi³

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Loss during COVID-19: Moderating effects of meaning and romantic relationships on anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Gold,

Ryjova,

Corner

et al. 2024

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated experiences of loss and grief for many individuals and posed a challenging mental health crisis. Compared to studies examining a singular type of loss, the present study investigated the cumulative impacts of COVID-related losses on anxiety and depressive symptoms and examined whether meaning in life, marital status, or relationship quality offered a protective moderating role. Method: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted approximately 1 year into the pandemic among 434 diverse individuals (32.0% White; 52.1% women; M age = 34.7) in the United States. Measures included: General Anxiety Disorder-7, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Quality of Marriage Index, and 26 loss items with corresponding grief ratings. Results: Results using linear mixed models demonstrated strong positive links between loss and both anxiety and depressive symptoms, although the association between loss and anxiety was stronger for women. The association between loss and anxiety was attenuated at high levels of meaning in life compared to average and low levels of meaning and for married individuals compared to unmarried participants. Being married also buffered the impact of loss on depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Findings indicate that cumulative pandemic-related loss is associated with anxiety and depressive symptoms, and that meaning in life and romantic relationships may be promising interventional targets; though, these findings may change over the course of the pandemic. Clinical Impact StatementThis study advances our understanding about the connection between cumulative COVID-related losses and mental health symptoms and finds evidence that more losses during the pandemic were associated with more depression and anxiety. This connection is weaker for individuals who are men, have high meaning in life, or are married.

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Supporting bereaved people: a qualitative study on the experience of informal support providers, before and during the pandemic scenario

Marinaci,

Venuleo,

Rollo

et al. 2023

Death Studies

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Please Scream Inside Your Heart: Compounded Loss and Coping during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 25 publications

References 61 publications

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

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

Loss during COVID-19: Moderating effects of meaning and romantic relationships on anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Supporting bereaved people: a qualitative study on the experience of informal support providers, before and during the pandemic scenario

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