探索自杀丧亲后侵入性心理图像的现象:英国样本中的定性访谈研究
Katie Quayle1, Poppy Jones1, Martina Di Simplicio2
1Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL, London, United Kingdom.
PloS one
|August 17, 2023
概括
自杀丧亲后的侵入性心理图像是常见的,通常是令人痛苦的. 然而,幸存者也发现这些图像有助于理解损失和保存死者的记忆.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 悲伤研究 悲伤研究
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 据估计,全球每年有4800万个人因自杀而丧生.
- 侵入性心理图像是创伤事件后的一个公认现象.
研究的目的:
- 探索自杀丧亲的个人的侵入性心理图像的性质,经验和影响.
- 了解与这些侵入性图像相关的特征和情绪反应.
主要方法:
- 现象学研究涉及与18名因自杀而丧生的成年人进行半结构面试.
- 采用主题分析来识别侵入性心理图像的内容,体验和影响的模式.
主要成果:
- 两个主要主题出现了:侵入性心理图像的描述性特征和情感体验.
- 虽然大多数参与者发现这些图像令人痛苦,但许多人也报告了积极的方面.
- 积极的方面包括帮助理解死亡和保留死者的记忆.
结论:
- 这项研究提高了对侵入性图像在自杀后损失的痛苦性质的理解.
- 研究结果强调了在悲伤过程和死亡处理中侵入性心理图像的感知价值.
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