Sources & Key Research — Rituals & Ceremony

[1] Hobson, N. M. et al. The psychology of rituals: An integrative review and process-based framework. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2018. Read the review. Supports the discussion of emotion, focus and social connection.

[2] Mitima-Verloop, H. B. et al. Restricted mourning: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on funeral services, grief rituals, and prolonged grief symptoms. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022. Read the study. Supports the findings and limitations described in the funerals and grief section.

[3] Wise, S. et al. Healing and wellbeing outcomes of services for Aboriginal people based on cultural therapeutic ways: A systematic scoping review. American Journal of Community Psychology, 2024. Read the review. Supports the discussion of culturally grounded programs and culturally appropriate measures of wellbeing.