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ambiguous loss: a standalone construct

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Family studies

a loss that remains unclear and without closure, such as a person physically absent but psychologically present.

In family studies, ambiguous loss refers to a loss that remains unclear and without closure, such as a person physically absent but psychologically present. This meaning comes from Boss (2007) in Family Relations.[1]

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closure6 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, six constructs family3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs loss2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Boss, P. (2007). Ambiguous Loss Theory: Challenges for Scholars and Practitioners. Family Relations, 56(2), 105-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00444.x

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