@article{ref1,
title="A grounded theory of the process of spiritual change among homicide survivors",
journal="OMEGA - Journal of death and dying",
year="2018",
author="Johnson, Shannon K. and Zitzmann, Brooks",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="30222818755285-30222818755285",
abstract="Grounded theory was used to generate a mid-range theory of the process of spiritual change in the lives of survivors of homicide victims. Theoretical sampling guided the selection of 30 participants from a larger study of spiritual change after homicide ( N = 112). Individual interviews were analyzed using a four-step sequence of line-by-line, focused, axial, and selective coding. Analysis generated a closed theory consisting of three fluids, consecutive but nonlinear stages. Each stage consisted of an overarching process and a state of being in the world: (a) Disintegrating: living in a state of shock; (b) Reckoning: living in a state of stagnation; (c) Recreating and reintegrating the self: living in a state of renewal. Movement through the stages was fueled by processes of spiritual connection that yielded changes that permeated the theory. <br><br>FINDINGS can be used to help practitioners address the processes that drive spiritual change in the lives of homicide survivors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0030-2228",
doi="10.1177/0030222818755285",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222818755285"
}