The Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Emotion Regulation in Grief

Matthew James Ratcliffe; Eleanor Byrne

The Interpersonal and Social Dimensions of Emotion Regulation in Grief

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This chapter addresses the nature and role of emotion regulation in grief. Human emotion regulation often involves processes that are interpersonal and social in structure. Given this, the death of a particular person can deprive us of regulatory resources that we would otherwise draw upon in responding to upheaval. A distinctive sense of disorientation and uncertainty therefore arises. The course of grief then depends, to a substantial degree, on how one’s emotions, thoughts, and activities continue to be shaped by relations with other people, as well as by wider social and cultural environments. To illustrate these points, we conclude by reflecting on how social restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected people’s experiences of grief.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Grief Experience
Subtitle of host publication	Cultural, Existential and Phenomenological Perspectives
Editors	Allan Køster, Este Holte Kofod
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
ISBN (Print)	9780367568115
Publication status	Published - 29 Dec 2021

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Grief: A Study of Human Emotional Experience
Ratcliffe, M. J. (Principal investigator) & Richardson, L. F. (Co-investigator)
AHRC
1/01/20 → 31/12/23
Project: Research project (funded) › Research

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