Citation

Cupit IN, Servaty-Seib HL, Parikh ST, Walker AC, Martin R. Death Stud. 2016; 40(8): 494-506.

Affiliation

Human Development , University of Wisconsin-Green Bay , Green Bay , WI , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2016.1181687

PMID

27192166

Abstract

The current mixed-methods study examines how college students negotiate the grief process with the competing demands of college. Data were collected from 950 students at a regional comprehensive university and a research intensive institution. Quantitative findings revealed closeness to the deceased as a key positive predictor of mental health and academic difficulties and positive associations between changes in peer relationships and mental health difficulties. Qualitative findings showed that closeness to the deceased was associated with a greater sense of purpose in the college experience and findings suggested that institutions and their faculty encourage and exhibit more sensitivity about grief issues.

Language: en