Department
Counseling and Human Services
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Date of Award
2024
Format
Degree Level
Ph.D.
LCSH subject
Grief, COVID-19 (Disease), Hispanic Americans, Bereavement, Death
Medium
manuscript
Identifier
31846627 (Proquest)
Size or duration
183 pages
Document Type
Dissertation
First Advisor
Montilla, R. Esteban
Second Advisor
Reyna-Vasquez, Priscilla
Third Advisor
O'Phelan, Moonyeen
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to recognize the grieving process and the related concepts of Latinos who lost a loved one to the COVID-19 pandemic. Death and dying have been studied in the United States, with limited studies focusing on the Latino culture. The COVID-19 pandemic was a devastating experience for the world and continues to be studied for understanding and lessons in the aftermath. This research included four participants from the Latino culture who lost a loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic. An inductive approach and data analysis were used to form theoretical constructs. Three main categories were identified: Processing Pain of Grief, Grief Work, and Meaning Reconstruction. Subcategories emerged from further analysis of the main category: Conceptions. Codes created an interface of cultural expectations, personal coping strategies, and emotional processing. Significance in resilience in the participants’ experiences was identified as strength and moving on with aspects of memories, hopeful attitudes, and perseverance. Future studies could focus on how facets of resilience within cultural contexts develop over time concerning dying, death, and grief.
Recommended Citation
Ortiz, Rosario Garcia, "Conceptions of Latinos and Latinas about the grieving process and associate concepts of dying, death, bereavement, and loss: a COVID-19-Post-Pandemic case study" (2024). Dissertations. 81.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/dissertations/81
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