Meaning Reconstruction in Bereaved Mothers: A Pilot Study Using the Biographical Grid Method |
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| Authors: | Nick J. Gerrish Lyndall G. Steed Robert A. Neimeyer |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Curtin University of Technology , Perth, Western Australia, Australia;2. University of Memphis , Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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| Abstract: | In this study, a constructivist data collection technique, the biographical grid method (BGM), was modified to accommodate the specific needs of mothers who had experienced the death of a child from cancer, and for the purpose of exploring meaning reconstruction and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in this population. Contrasting cases studies of two bereaved mothers are used to illustrate the research and clinical potential of the BGM in examining meaning reconstruction and PTG following the death of a child. |
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