Daily life and maternal mourning: A pilot study

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019

Authors

Dahdah, DF (Author) Other; Rego, F (Author) FMUP; Vitale Torkomian Joaquim, RHVT (Author) Other; Bombarda, TB (Author) Other; Rui Nunes (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Death Studies

Vol. 43

Pages: 292-300

ISSN: 0748-1187

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citation

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-G10

DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1458762

Abstract (EN): This study aimed to understand, through the bias of everyday life, the phenomenon of maternal mourning. It is a qualitative pilot study on three bereaved mothers. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection and content analysis was performed using typical categories of daily life. It was possible to observe significant changes in the mothers' daily lives after their children's deaths; however, they created strategies that minimized such impacts. Losing a child leads to reconstructing one's own history and identity. It is believed that daily life is an important bias, and thus its study could help us understand this phenomenon.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9