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Facilitating grief: An exploration of the function of funerals and rituals in relation to grief reactions
Mitima-Verloop, H. B., Mooren, T. T. M., & Boelen, P. A. (2021). Facilitating grief: An exploration of the function of funerals and rituals in relation to grief reactions.
Level C Longitudinal study doi:10.1080/07481187.2019.1686090
What this study supports
Supports the claim that funerals and grief rituals were rated as helpful but that neither the evaluation of the funeral nor the use of rituals was significantly associated with grief reactions. One country, self-selected questionnaire sample, attrition between waves.
- Who was studied
- Bereaved adults in the Netherlands completing questionnaires six months (n = 552) and three years (n = 289) after the loss.
- Design
- Longitudinal study
- Level of evidence
- Longitudinal and repeated-measures studies without random assignment.
Claims that rest on it
Each claim states what the site asserts, at what strength, and with what caveat.
EmpiricalLevel CConfidence MODERATE
Bereaved adults rated funerals and grief rituals as helpful, but neither their evaluation of the funeral nor their use of rituals was significantly associated with grief reactions six months and three years after the loss.
- Scope
- Questionnaire data from bereaved adults in the Netherlands.
- Caveat
- A correlational design in one country; people with more distress may use rituals more, which could mask an effect.
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