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March 27, 2026OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying

“If I Die Tomorrow, Have a Party”: Bereaved Parents' Coping with the Emotional Mandate in Soldiers’ Letters

Oren Cohen Zada

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This study aims to understand how bereaved parents cope with emotional obligations from letters of fallen soldiers.
Conducted in-depth dyadic interviews with 20 bereaved couples
Analyzed experiences of the 'Emotional Mandate' and its impact on mourning
Explored gender differences in interpreting the mandate
Identified a 'forced joy paradox' affecting authentic emotional expression
Noted a gender gap: fathers view the mandate as a duty, while mothers perceive it as a barrier
Found that suppressing grief increases the risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder

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Phenomenological study examines coping with emotional mandates in bereaved parents, highlighting implications for grief processing.

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Oren Cohen Zada (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c8c2e4de0f0f753b39d5e3 https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228261439444

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