Purpose: To describe social media online grief supports, accessing behaviors, psychosocial variables, and feelings of support among individuals grieving the loss of a child aged <18 years.
Method: This online survey study recruited 26 adults grieving the loss of a child using social media. Dependent variables included feelings of support and frequency of access. Independent variables included sleep disturbance, cognitive function, depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy to manage emotions (SEMA). Data were collected from May to September 2018.
Results: Participants' T scores were higher in level of sleep disturbance (mean = 59.4, = 6.1), depression (mean = 62.1, = 6.1), and anxiety (mean = 62.8, = 7.9), and lower in cognitive function (mean = 37.4, = 7.3) and SEMA (mean = 39.3, = 5.7). SEMA showed a positive correlation with feeling emotionally supported ( = 0.034). Participants who were accessing online grief supports more frequently reported higher levels of emotional support ( = 9.31, = 0.006).
Conclusion: Current findings will help guide the design of online grief support interventions for individuals grieving the loss of a child. [(8), 47-55.].
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