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What is Acute Grief

Chapter 3
Handbook of Research on Children's Consumption of Digital Media
The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases over the loss of an individual.
Published in Chapter:
Losing a Friend: Social Media's Impact on Child and Adolescent Grief
Tamara L. Wandel (University of Evansville, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5733-3.ch003
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the role of social media consumption on older children and adolescents during the bereavement process of a childhood friend. Using case study methodology surrounding an 11-year-old girl's tragic death, surveys were administered to peers and semi-structured interviews with peers, counselors, and the deceased's mother were conducted in order to collect in-depth information on the opinions and feelings of those utilizing social media as they cope with loss, specifically the loss of a friend. The idea of virtual mourning is significant to explore as social media is ubiquitous for most older children and adolescents.
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