Importance of narrativity in the grieving process

a research in the pandemic context

Abstract

The pandemic context has accelerated the scenario of constant encounters with the unknown and with the finitude of human existence. Driven by the desire to know, the research was developed by the Qualtrics platform, investigating the mourning work of bereaved university students, their narratives about the recognition of loss; elaboration of suffering around death; symbolization of pain, longing and the lost affective bond. Based on the results obtained, the importance of spaces of expression is highlighted, through the reconstruction of affection bonds, through the construction of narratives and psychological support networks to help with grief, that is, for the subjective elaboration of the pain, resulting from the loss.