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Illustrating an integrated typology of meaning reconstruction in discourse: grief-related disclosures
Adrianne Kunkel1, Michael Robert Dennis, Benjamin Garner
1a Department of Communication Studies , University of Kansas , Lawrence , Kansas , USA.
Abstract:
A typology of meaning reconstruction in grief-related discourse is offered as an extension to extant approaches to meaning making as a factor in relieving distress. Sensemaking, acceptance or resignation without understanding, realization of benefits via positive reappraisal, and realignment of roles and relationships are advanced as the 4 types of meaning reconstruction that are formed by the 4 intersections of Park's ( 2010 ) categorical distinctions in meaning making (i.e., searching for comprehensibility/searching for significance and assimilation/accommodation). Interpretive analysis of grief-related texts from an emotional disclosure study reveals 25 themes across the 4 types. Related theoretical insights and practical implications are discussed.
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