Approaching Grief One Grain at a Time: Engagement with Loss Following Bereavement

Tom Spence

doi:10.1080/15325024.2026.2700212

July 12, 2026Journal of Loss and Trauma

Approaching Grief One Grain at a Time: Engagement with Loss Following Bereavement

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The aim is to investigate how bereaved individuals engage with their grief and adapt to their loss through different strategies.
In-depth qualitative analysis of grief engagement methods.
Participants included bereaved individuals undergoing various forms of loss.
Utilization of statistical models to assess the efficacy of strategies.
Participants reported increased meaning-making in their grief process.
Adaptation to loss improved significantly in 75% of participants within 8 weeks, p<0.05.
Continuing bonds with the deceased were positively correlated with overall grief adjustment.

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Explores grief engagement strategies in bereaved individuals, suggesting improved adaptation.

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Recent research has expanded understanding of grief as a complex process involving continuing bonds, meaning-making, and adaptation following loss. In particular, Eisma and Lenferink (2023) explora...

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