著者

奥芝 祐子 島谷 まき子 Yuko OKUSHIBA Makiko SHIMATANI

雑誌

昭和女子大学生活心理研究所紀要 = Annual bulletin of Institute of Psychological Studies, Showa Women's University (ISSN:18800548)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.16, pp.33-43, 2014-03-31

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Interviews were conducted regarding psychological process after bereavement experiences. Changes after recovery from bereavement in four women that experienced grief caused by suicide were examined. Qualitative analysis using the modified grounded theory approach was used to generate a process model. The results indicated the following. (1) There was a cyclical process between loss-orientation, groping, and recovery- orientation. Moreover, through the process of grieving, their psychological state gradually changed from loss-oriented to recovery-oriented. (2) Encounter and turning point were extracted as factors that promoted recovery from grief and resulted in change-and-awareness. (3) The process after recovery from grief that lead to deepening of recognition via change-and-awareness.