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Mpofu, Nokuthula (2025) Impact of Grief on Immigrants in Ireland. Undergraduate thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Abstract
Background: Grief is universal to all humans, yet its coping style and expression vary across societies and cultures. Immigrants have unique grieving issues due to displacement, cultural differences, and limited social support. Migration and bereavement converge to result in complex emotional, social, and psychological issues that must be studied in depth.
Aims and objectives: The principal objective of this research is to establish the impact of grief on immigrants in Ireland. It aims to examine personal grief experiences among immigrants and analyze the social, emotional, and psychological impact of grief.
Methodology: The study uses semi-structured interviews, anchored on a qualitative technique that allows for an in-depth knowledge of participants' experiences and perspectives.
Results and Conclusions: The study's results shed light on how difficult it was for the immigrants to deal with their losses, as they were far from home and could not fully rely on video calls. The findings from this research conclude that the immigrants were dealing with the losses of close loved ones, and it was heartbreaking that they could not pay their last respects to them. The inability to travel back home to be with their loved ones sparked a lot of guilt.
Recommendations: Policymakers can step in to establish local immigrant support groups. These may include peer networking and social network support groups where grieving immigrants can seek support when struggling with grief. Future research should focus on analysing the impact of social networks on immigrant grief experiences.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Kracen, Amanda UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Grief; Immigrants; Social; Emotional; and Psychological Impact of Grief; Personal Grief Experiences |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > Immigrant Communities J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration > International Migration > Immigration D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > Ireland |
| Divisions: | School of Business (- 2025) > BA (Honours) in Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2025 16:25 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Nov 2025 16:25 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8906 |
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