Qualitative study maps pandemic grief coping among 17 rural South African

Qualitative study maps pandemic grief coping among 17 rural South African

Young people who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic described a mixture of adaptive and harmful coping responses in a qualitative study conducted across three villages in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Researchers conducted three focus group discussions with 17 participants and identified five recurring themes: crying and praying for God’s grace, listening to social and mass media about the pandemic, adhering to lockdown rules, expres…