TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Comparing facilitator priorities of suicide survivor support groups: a cross-cultural comparison between Japanese and American groups
JO  - OMEGA - Journal of death and dying
A1  - Feigelman, William
A1  - Feigelman, Beverly
A1  - Kawashima, Daisuke
A1  - Shiraga, Keisuke
A1  - Kawano, Kenji
SP  - 219
EP  - 229
VL  - 75
IS  - 3
N2  - A total of 56 Japanese and 59 American survivor of suicide support group facilitators were asked to rank the mutual aid objectives of their groups following Shulman's scheme in terms of their frequency and importance. Both American and Japanese facilitators showed an emphasis on personal adaptation goals (such as helping bereaved feel less isolated in their grief or encouraging bereaved to share their coping with loss experiences) over collective goals (such as raising monies for more research on mental illness or trying to combat societal suicide stigma in their local communities). Differences were also noted with American facilitators evaluating helping with problem solving, sharing different ways of coping, viewing personal issues as societal problems, and advocating for promoting social change as significantly higher than the Japanese did. We believe some of these contrasts reflect differences in American and Japanese cultural values.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-2228
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222816652799
ID  - ref1
ER  -