Bereaved parents' experiences of anger as a part of their grieving process: a qualitative analysis
Anita Fjærestad, Atle Dyregrov, Pål Kristensen, Signe Hjelen Stige · 2026
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Anita Fjærestad and colleagues published a 2026 qualitative study of anger among parents who lost children in the 2011 Utøya terror attack in Norway. Anger is a common grief response that research often overlooks.
Twenty-two bereaved parents were interviewed nine years after the attack, and their accounts fell into three patterns. Some felt no anger at all, some treated anger as a natural part of grieving, and some found anger complicated and hard to carry. Anger aimed at oneself stood out as a sign of deeper distress. The authors suggest that Norway's collective response, which stressed love over anger, may have shaped what parents felt allowed to express.
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| CREATOR | Anita Fjærestad, Atle Dyregrov, Pål Kristensen, Signe Hjelen Stige |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |