Approved by: Major Professor Dr. Soo-Hye Han Advancements in technology, particularly the introduction of online social networking sites, have expanded the modes available when handling the death of a loved one. This study examines how individuals use the Facebook profile pages of deceased persons to cope with loss and maintain relationships with them. An extensive content analysis of Facebook profiles of ten deceased individuals was conducted to investigate what the living discuss in their messages to the deceased in the semi-public setting of a Facebook profile page and if this content changes over the course of time. This analysis revealed that messages to the deceased reflect three themes: 1) processing the death, 2) remembering the dec...
Bereavement practices with the material legacies of the dead are known to be deeply complex, multifa...
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 2009After ...
In 2015 the Pew Research Center reported that 72% of adult Internet users are on Facebook and it con...
When someone dies, their online identity does not die with them. If a deceased Facebook user leaves ...
This study employed an integrative qualitative methodology to explore Facebook users’ experiences wi...
This study employed an integrative qualitative methodology to explore Facebook users’ experiences wi...
The advent of Facebook has created an explosion of social media accounts, to the point where most co...
https://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/acir/2011/Papers/5/thumbnail.jpgWith an increasing...
The way we express grief has changed in the last decade. Many of us turn to Facebook to show our sup...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
All humans will experience the loss of loved ones and accompanying grief. Though grief is natural an...
Bereavement practices with the material legacies of the dead are known to be deeply complex, multifa...
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 2009After ...
In 2015 the Pew Research Center reported that 72% of adult Internet users are on Facebook and it con...
When someone dies, their online identity does not die with them. If a deceased Facebook user leaves ...
This study employed an integrative qualitative methodology to explore Facebook users’ experiences wi...
This study employed an integrative qualitative methodology to explore Facebook users’ experiences wi...
The advent of Facebook has created an explosion of social media accounts, to the point where most co...
https://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/acir/2011/Papers/5/thumbnail.jpgWith an increasing...
The way we express grief has changed in the last decade. Many of us turn to Facebook to show our sup...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
Death is a universal, and for humans so is the experience of grief that follows. This dissertation e...
All humans will experience the loss of loved ones and accompanying grief. Though grief is natural an...
Bereavement practices with the material legacies of the dead are known to be deeply complex, multifa...
Thesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, 2009After ...
In 2015 the Pew Research Center reported that 72% of adult Internet users are on Facebook and it con...