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Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide
Mini Dissertation (MA (Research Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91466 Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide Mahlo, Setagwa Peter msimango.elly@gmail.com Chigeza, Shingairai Msimango, Elizabeth UCTD Bereavement Bereaved mothers Grief Suicide Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Mini Dissertation (MA (Research Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Losing a child to suicide is a traumatic experience that any mother can go through. It is considered the worst stressor that may create significant changes in the mother’s life. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore and gain an in-depth understanding of the subjective experiences of mothers whose children have committed suicide. A qualitative research approach with a phenomenological research design was adopted to explore the subjective experiences of mothers with children who died by suicide. A purposeful and snowball sampling methods were employed to recruit six South African black mothers who have lost their children to suicide. A conversational method was used to collect the data. The data was analysed using the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The analysed data revealed that after experiencing the loss of a child to suicide, the bereaved mothers embark on the grieving journey with no set of rules or guidelines. The journey is complex and complicated because the grieving steps may overlap. Seeking answers to make sense of the loss was a common experience due to the nature of the death. Further, suicide death is attached to stigma and shame which impacted negatively on the mother and their grieving journey. This makes the healing process difficult; however, there are numerous tools such as counselling and support which provide the mother with strength and the ability to look at life beyond the loss. It is recommended that psychologists could design educational and awareness campaigns on suicide to assist the community in understanding suicide and supporting people bereaved by a suicide death. In addition, there is a need for establishing culturally effective interventions focused on providing support to mothers bereaved by the suicide death of their children. This can be achieved through psychologists' awareness of the South African multicultural context. Psychology MA (Research Psychology) Unrestricted 2023-07-14T13:30:39Z 2023-07-14T13:30:39Z 2023 2023 Mini Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91466 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23684883 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Bereavement Bereaved mothers Grief Suicide Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| title | Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| title_full | Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| title_short | Exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| title_sort | exploring the subjective experiences of mothers with children who have committed suicide |
| topic | UCTD Bereavement Bereaved mothers Grief Suicide Humanities theses SDG-03 SDG-03: Good health and well-being Humanities theses SDG-16 SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91466 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23684883 |