title: Illustrating an integrated typology of meaning reconstruction in discourse: grief-related disclosures.
abstract: A typology of meaning reconstruction in grief-related discourse is offered as an extension to extant approaches to meaning making as a factor in relieving distress. Sensemaking, acceptance or resignation without understanding, realization of benefits via positive reappraisal, and realignment of roles and relationships are advanced as the 4 types of meaning reconstruction that are formed by the 4 intersections of Park's ( 2010 ) categorical distinctions in meaning making (i.e., searching for comprehensibility/searching for significance and assimilation/accommodation). Interpretive analysis of grief-related texts from an emotional disclosure study reveals 25 themes across the 4 types. Related theoretical insights and practical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Communication Studies , University of Kansas , Lawrence , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Adrianne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kunkel
authors.forename: Michael Robert
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dennis
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garner
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D001293:Attitude to Death; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018187:Personal Construct Theory; D012650:Self Disclosure; D057566:Self Report; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult