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Peer reviewedLund, Dale A.; Caserta, Michael S. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1992
Investigated bereaved spouses' assessments of participation in self-help groups consisting of 8 weekly meetings with (n=52) or without (n=82) additional 10 monthly meetings. Regardless of group duration or leadership by professional or widowed peer, assessments were positive. Most commonly reported benefit participants hoped to gain was emotional…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Grief, Older Adults
Peer reviewedWheeler, Inese – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1994
Volunteers (n=203) obtained through Compassionate Friends newsletters completed questionnaires consisting of Purpose in Life Test, Grief Experience Inventory, and questions on meaning. Findings indicated that lower purpose in life for bereaved parents was related to less time since death, loss by suicide, loss of only child, and loss of more than…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Death, Grief, Parents
Peer reviewedKlass, Dennis – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1985
Describes the Compassionate Friends self-help group as an effective intervention in the severe bereavement after the death of a child. The decision to attend the group, to affiliate, to transform oneself into a helper within the group form the framework of the description. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Coping, Death
