title: Death on the digital landscape: a preliminary investigation into the grief process and motivations behind participation in the online memoriam.
abstract: Increasingly, individuals are bonding and maintaining relationships online. These digital representations of ourselves allow us to connect with others in ways previously not possible. One behavior that is growing in online presentations of self is grieving after the death of an individual in our social network. This work investigates the outcomes of online grieving from a transcorporeal communication model perspective, and draws conclusions on the outcomes of online grief behaviors.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Egnoto
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sirianni
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ortega
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stefanone
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*