Abstract/Details

A qualitative study of companion animal loss and grief resolution

Stefan, Faye Marlene.   University of Victoria (Canada) ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1999. MQ40560.

Abstract (summary)

The purpose of this study was to gain knowledge about the grief resolution process of bereaved pet owners. Most studies on the grieving process have outlined the stages through which the bereaved goes until the final stage of letting go of the attachment to the deceased and reinvesting that energy in new relationships. Studies regarding pet loss bereavement have been focused on the similarities of grief over the loss of a person and grief over the loss of a pet. These studies have been based on the model of grief espoused by the positivist view of stages of grief and the concept of working through to resolution. This study has taken a postpositivist perspective, and looks at bereaved pet owners' journeys through the grief experience and questions whether or not resolution has to mean letting go of the relationship attachment to the deceased. The method employed in this study was a qualitative, heuristic, descriptive model. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

Indexing (details)


Subject
Academic guidance counseling;
Psychotherapy;
School counseling;
Clinical psychology
Classification
0519: School counseling
0622: Clinical psychology
Identifier / keyword
Education; Psychology
Title
A qualitative study of companion animal loss and grief resolution
Author
Stefan, Faye Marlene
Number of pages
96
Degree date
1999
School code
0244
Source
MAI 37/06M, Masters Abstracts International
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
Country of publication
United States
ISBN
978-0-612-40560-8
Advisor
France, Honore
University/institution
University of Victoria (Canada)
University location
Canada -- British Columbia, CA
Degree
M.A.
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language
English
Document type
Dissertation/Thesis
Dissertation/thesis number
MQ40560
ProQuest document ID
304532755
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/docview/304532755