Mental anxieties, bereavement, and communication with the dead amongst Australian-born
This article is based on survey of 269 households in the state of Victoria, Australia; 62 household of these are Australian born of a Christian background. This investigation tackles a much neglected, somewhat taboo and difficult area of family life and compares them with other religious and cultura...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2016]
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Journal of spirituality in mental health
Year: 2016, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 239-252 |
RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion KBS Australia; Oceania RG Pastoral care |
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Summary: | This article is based on survey of 269 households in the state of Victoria, Australia; 62 household of these are Australian born of a Christian background. This investigation tackles a much neglected, somewhat taboo and difficult area of family life and compares them with other religious and cultural groups: Significant differences were found with regards to health problems, grief expressions and practices, psychosomatic manifestations, communication with the dead, beliefs in the afterlife and interpretation of the meaning of loss. These findings offer a positive care-giving interventions and hopeful understanding of these issues in multicultural societies like ours. |
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ISSN: | 1934-9637 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of spirituality in mental health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/19349637.2015.1133257 |