TY - JOUR
T1 - Implicational meaning (re)creation in bereavement as a lifeworld dialogue
T2 - An existential-constructivist perspective
AU - Steffen, Edith
PY - 2018/5/22
Y1 - 2018/5/22
N2 - This paper draws on Robert A. Neimeyer’s work on meaning reconstruction in bereavement, focusing on an aspect of meaning that has been termed implicational meaning and developing an account of relevant meaning-making processes against the background of existential understandings of the 4-dimensional ‘lifeworld’ structure. The paper emphasizes that meaning reconstruction in bereavement can be seen as a deeply emotional, transactional and creative process which implies verbal and non-verbal dialogue and transformation across multiple layers and dimensions that can be seen to constitute the person and their lifeworld. It tries to show that applying an existential framework to this process can enhance our understanding of the deeper challenges as well as the potentialities that this process presents, to those living through it and those supporting them with it.
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AB - This paper draws on Robert A. Neimeyer’s work on meaning reconstruction in bereavement, focusing on an aspect of meaning that has been termed implicational meaning and developing an account of relevant meaning-making processes against the background of existential understandings of the 4-dimensional ‘lifeworld’ structure. The paper emphasizes that meaning reconstruction in bereavement can be seen as a deeply emotional, transactional and creative process which implies verbal and non-verbal dialogue and transformation across multiple layers and dimensions that can be seen to constitute the person and their lifeworld. It tries to show that applying an existential framework to this process can enhance our understanding of the deeper challenges as well as the potentialities that this process presents, to those living through it and those supporting them with it.
© 2018, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The attached document (embargoed until 22/05/2019) is an author produced version of a paper published in JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTIVE PSYCHOLOGY uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.
KW - bereavement
KW - meaning reconstruction
KW - implicit meaning
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85047266579
U2 - 10.1080/10720537.2018.1461717
DO - 10.1080/10720537.2018.1461717
M3 - Article
SN - 1072-0537
VL - 32
SP - 126
EP - 137
JO - Journal of Constructivist Psychology
JF - Journal of Constructivist Psychology
IS - 2
ER -