Submission Date
4-25-2024
Document Type
Paper
Department
Psychology
Adviser
Susan Lawrence
Committee Member
Brent Mattingly
Committee Member
Joel Bish
Department Chair
Kneia DaCosta
Project Description
This study evaluates how religious beliefs affect the experience of complicated grief. Students at Ursinus College were asked to complete a survey with questions relating to religious beliefs as well as symptoms of complicated grief and questions regarding the loss of a loved one. This information was utilized to evaluate the relationship between strength of religious beliefs and complicated grief. The research was unable to support the hypothesis that religion affected complicated grief however there was evidence that aspects of religion, such as believing in the afterlife, may affect experiences of complicated grief.
Recommended Citation
Snively, Brenna, "The Intersection of Grief and Religion: How Religious Beliefs Impact the Experience of Complicated Grief in College Students" (2024). Psychology Honors Papers. 9.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/psych_hon/9
