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Sandra Schmidt Bunkers¹

¹1 Adjunct Professor, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA.

Nursing Science Quarterly

|September 14, 2017

Summary

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This literature review explores the core concepts of sadness, including misery, remembrance, and resilience. It offers new perspectives on sadness for health professionals to consider.

Keywords:

grit and hope humanbecoming misery remembering sadness

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Background:

Sadness is a common human emotion with complex underlying experiences.
Existing conceptualizations of sadness may not fully capture its lived reality.
Understanding the nuances of sadness is crucial for effective mental health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a literature review on the core concepts of sadness.
To explore the lived experience of sadness through a Parse inquiry.
To present new conceptualizations of sadness.

Main Methods:

Literature review of existing research on sadness.
Analysis of core concepts: unrelenting misery, remembering the irreplaceable, and persevering with adversity.
Synthesis of findings to propose new conceptualizations.

Main Results:

Identified three core components of the lived experience of sadness: unrelenting misery, pondering the irreplaceable (remembering), and persevering with adversity.
Presented novel conceptualizations of sadness based on the reviewed literature.
Highlighted the need for a re-evaluation of how sadness is understood and addressed.

Conclusions:

The lived experience of sadness is multifaceted, involving misery, remembrance, and resilience.
New conceptualizations of sadness challenge traditional views and offer deeper insights.
Health professionals must consider these expanded perspectives for improved patient care and support.