Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2020-169.04 |
Location: | BF-GMS
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Title:
| Description and impact of encounters with deceased partners or spouses
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Publication year: | 2023
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URL:
| https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228231207900
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Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
This study investigates perceived interactions with the deceased, a phenomenon reported across societies, with 30-34% of individuals likely experiencing at least one ADC in their lifetime. Despite this prevalence, studies examining the impact of ADCs' on those who have lost partners are limited. We present data from 70 individuals reporting partner ADCs via an online survey. Forty percent reported accelerated recovery and 42.9% confirm the ADCs' significant influence in their grieving, with 61% expressing a desire for continued contact. ADCs, interestingly, didn't worsen their pain. The influence on grief-related sadness varied: 41% noted no change, while 40% reported reduced sadness. Forty-seven percent acknowledged ADCs eased their loss acceptance. The data highlight ADCs' substantial, potentially therapeutic role in grief and healing, despite varying effects on sadness and recovery. This study underscores the ADCs' possible positive influence on bereaved partners, advocating for a deeper understanding of this phenomenon in the grieving process.
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Accessibility: | Document exists in file
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Copyright/Reproduction:
| By permission
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Penberthy, J. K.
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Secondary author(s):
| St Germain-Sehr, N. R., Grams, G., Burns, M., Lorimer, D., Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A., Morrison, S., Elsaesser, E
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Document type:
| Article
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Number of reproductions:
| 2
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Percentiles:
| 7
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Reference:
| Penberthy, J. K., St Germain-Sehr, N. R., Grams, G., Burns, M., Lorimer, D., Cooper, C. E., Roe, C. A., Morrison, S., & Elsaesser, E. (2023). Description and impact of encounters with deceased partners or spouses. Omega, 302228231207900. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228231207900
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2-year Impact Factor: | 2|2022
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Impact factor notes: | Impact factor not available yet for 2023
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Times cited: | 0|2024-02-16
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Indexed document: | Yes
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Quartile: | Q3
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Keywords: | After-death communication / Deceased partner / Bereavement / Grief / Spirituality
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