The Usage of Digital Resources by Swedish Suicide Bereaved in Their Grief Work: A Survey Study

This study examined Swedish suicide bereaved individuals’ use of different resources in their grief work and how they value these resources. The material consisted of a web-based survey, which was analyzed with quantitative methods. The results showed that the psychosocial ill-health was severe amon...

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Published in:Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 2020-06, Vol.81 (2), p.272-297
Main Author: Westerlund, Michael Uv
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bereavement
Coping
Emotional distress
Female
Grief
Humans
Internet
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
Polls & surveys
Psychological distress
Psychosocial factors
Quantitative analysis
Rumination
Self-Help Groups
Suicide
Support groups
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivors - psychology
Sweden
Websites
Young Adult
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Summary:This study examined Swedish suicide bereaved individuals’ use of different resources in their grief work and how they value these resources. The material consisted of a web-based survey, which was analyzed with quantitative methods. The results showed that the psychosocial ill-health was severe among the suicide bereaved participants and that a majority used digital resources in their grief work. The propensity to engage in online support groups or memorial websites was not predicted by the severity of psychosocial consequences following the suicide. However, multiple regressions showed that higher online support group activity predicted more satisfaction with current psychosocial health, while memorial websites seemed to have the opposite effect. This study not only indicates that some digital resources, for example, online support groups, may be an effective way of coping with grief related to suicide loss, but also suggests that memorial websites may increase rumination and in this way cause emotional distress.
ISSN:0030-2228
1541-3764
1541-3764
DOI:10.1177/0030222818765807