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Violent Loss And Religious Coping: A Multi-Group Path Analysis, Andrea C. Walker, John D. Hathcoat
Violent Loss And Religious Coping: A Multi-Group Path Analysis, Andrea C. Walker, John D. Hathcoat
College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship
This presentation addresses the differences in predictions of positive and negative religious coping among individuals experiencing violent loss, non-violent loss, and non-death related stressors. Results found some differences that suggest there might be some utility to negative religious coping when one's death loss is due to violent or traumatic causes.
Understanding Bereavement In A Christian University: A Qualitative Exploration, Andrea C. Walker, Rachelle Gewecke, Illene C. Noppe, Jeffrey T. Fox
Understanding Bereavement In A Christian University: A Qualitative Exploration, Andrea C. Walker, Rachelle Gewecke, Illene C. Noppe, Jeffrey T. Fox
College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship
This phenomenological study, based on ecological systems theory, examined the college student bereavement experience in a Christian university. Undergraduate students (N = 127) from a small Christian university provided answers to open-ended questions about their experiences regarding college following a death loss. Results indicate that students are generally successful in adapting to bereavement and prefer an environment open to discussing death and asking difficult religious questions. Implications for counselors are provided.
The Stories Students Tell: Tat Stories Of Bereaved And Non-Bereaved College Students In A Christian Evangelical University, Andrea C. Walker, David E. Balk
The Stories Students Tell: Tat Stories Of Bereaved And Non-Bereaved College Students In A Christian Evangelical University, Andrea C. Walker, David E. Balk
College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship
The researchers analyzed, within an Evangelical Christian university context, bereaved and non-bereaved college students' Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) stories for themes of death, grief, general coping, and religious coping. The study measured: (a) how students in the throes of their grief construct TAT stories, (b) differences in coping between bereaved vs. non-bereaved and women vs. men, and (c) coping for those who specifically mentioned death or grief themes. Results found that students constructed their TAT stones with high frequencies of general coping. Frequencies did not differ by bereavement status or gender, but those mentioning death or grief even more often …
Prevalence And Severity Of College Student Bereavement Examined In A Randomly Selected Sample, David E. Balk, Andrea C. Walker, Ardith Baker
Prevalence And Severity Of College Student Bereavement Examined In A Randomly Selected Sample, David E. Balk, Andrea C. Walker, Ardith Baker
College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship
The authors used stratified random sampling to assess the prevalence and severity of bereavement in college undergraduates, providing an advance over findings that emerge from convenience sampling methods or from anecdotal observations. Prior research using convenience sampling indicated that 22% to 30% of college students are within 12 months of having experienced the death of a family member or friend. Using an ethnically diverse sample from a private,Midwestern university, 118 randomly selected students answered demographic and life experience questions and indicated whether a family member or friend had died within the last 24 months. Those who reported experiencing such a …
Bereavement Rituals In The Muscogee Creek Tribe, Andrea C. Walker, David E. Balk
Bereavement Rituals In The Muscogee Creek Tribe, Andrea C. Walker, David E. Balk
College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship
A qualitative, collective case study explores bereavement rituals in the Muscogee Creek tribe. Data from interviews with 27 participants, all adult members of the tribe, revealed consensus on participation in certain bereavement rituals. Common rituals included (a) conducting a wake service the night before burial; (b) never leaving the body alone before burial; (c) enclosing personal items and food in the casket; (d) digging graves by hand; (e) each individual throwing a handful of dirt into the grave before covering, called giving a ‘‘farewell handshake’’; (f) covering the grave completely by hand; (g) building a house over the grave; (h) …