Unfinished business and self-blaming emotions among those bereaved by a COVID-19 death

In view of the mounting death toll of COVID-19 worldwide and the complicating circumstances that commonly accompany such losses, we studied the grief experiences of 209 adult mourners who lost a loved one to coronavirus with a focus on self-blaming emotions and unresolved issues with the deceased.

Citation:
Lee SA, Neimeyer RA, Mancini VO, Breen LJ. Unfinished business and self-blaming emotions among those bereaved by a COVID-19 death. Death Stud. 2022;46(6):1297-306.

Keywords:
Adult; bereavement; emotion; grief; guilt; shame; COVID-19

Abstract:
In view of the mounting death toll of COVID-19 worldwide and the complicating circumstances that commonly accompany such losses, we studied the grief experiences of 209 adult mourners who lost a loved one to coronavirus with a focus on self-blaming emotions and unresolved issues with the deceased.