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Cuando el espejo se rompe: la creación de significado en la pérdida de gemelos
Michal Mahat-Shamir1, Hagit Freireich-Eyal1
1School of Social Work, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Death studies
|September 5, 2025
Resumen
La pérdida de un gemelo se siente como una amputación física, dejando a los sobrevivientes incompletos y solos. Este estudio pone de relieve el dolor único de los gemelos en duelo y la necesidad de apoyo especializado.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología
- Estudios sobre el duelo
- Psicología existencial
Sus antecedentes:
- Las relaciones entre gemelos exhiben una profunda intimidad.
- Los procesos de creación de significado después de la pérdida de gemelos son poco investigados.
- Los gemelos afligidos enfrentan desafíos existenciales únicos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para explorar cómo los individuos reconstruyen el significado después de perder a un gemelo.
- Para identificar las experiencias vividas de los gemelos adultos que han perdido a su gemelo.
- Para informar enfoques terapéuticos para gemelos en duelo.
Principales métodos:
- El análisis fenomenológico interpretativo empleado (IPA).
- Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas semi-estructuradas con once gemelos adultos que experimentan la pérdida de gemelos.
- Análisis de datos cualitativos para identificar temas y experiencias recurrentes.
Principales resultados:
- Identificó dos temas principales: "la amputación física" y "sola en un mundo hecho para dos".
- Los participantes usaron metáforas encarnadas (por ejemplo, "amputación", "lágrima") para describir la ruptura existencial y la incompletud.
- El hermanamiento se caracterizó como un elemento relacional central que da forma a la autopercepción y las narrativas de la vida.
Conclusiones:
- Los gemelos en duelo constituyen un grupo distinto que requiere apoyo terapéutico especializado.
- Los enfoques de reconstrucción de significado relativamente sensibles son cruciales para la curación.
- Las investigaciones adicionales deberían explorar los aspectos interculturales y las diferencias entre gemelos idénticos y fraternos.
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