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November 10, 2025OMEGA - Journal of Death and DyingOpen Access

How do People Use Social Media to Maintain Continuing Bonds in Bereavement? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

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MPMolly PriceESEdith Maria SteffenKKKarina Stengaard Kamp

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Overview

Qualitative meta-synthesis reveals digital platforms influence expressing continuing bonds and grief in bereavement.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how social media is used to maintain continuing bonds in bereavement.
  • Qualitative meta-synthesis of existing literature on digital continuing bonds.
  • Systematic review of four databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Web of Science.
  • Selection of seven relevant papers for thematic analysis.
  • Identified five main themes regarding digital grief expression.
  • Themes include Broadcast grief, Immortalized in tech, Reachable entity, Collective grief, and Revolutionised grief.
  • Findings suggest that social media can affirm relationships and aid in identity maintenance.

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Price et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69253a31c0ce034ddc35775chttps://doi.org/10.1177/00302228251396353
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