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Erika Iacona
Researcher at University of Padua
Publications - 21
Citations - 167
Erika Iacona is an academic researcher from University of Padua. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Thematic analysis. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 12 publications receiving 66 citations.
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“Before I die I want to …”: An experience of death education among university students of social service and psychology
Ines Testoni,Ines Testoni,Erika Iacona,Sonia Fusina,Maddalena Floriani,Matteo Crippa,Andrea M. Maccarini,Adriano Zamperini +7 more
TL;DR: This study illustrates the results of a qualitative research conducted on the “Before I die I want to …” Polaroid® Project (BIDIWT), which is divided into two phases.
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Death Education and the Management of Fear of Death Via Photo-Voice: An Experience Among Undergraduate Students
Ines Testoni,Ines Testoni,Marco Piscitello,Lucia Ronconi,Éva Zsák,Erika Iacona,Adriano Zamperini +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of a research intervention aimed at exploring the differences among some factors (death anxiety, ontological representation of death as annihilation, alexithymia, s...
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The Endless Grief in Waiting: A Qualitative Study of the Relationship between Ambiguous Loss and Anticipatory Mourning amongst the Relatives of Missing Persons in Italy.
Ines Testoni,Ines Testoni,Chiara Franco,Lorenza Palazzo,Erika Iacona,Adriano Zamperini,Michael Wieser +6 more
TL;DR: It is described how families are faced with an emotional vortex related to a never-ending wait, and how the mourning is solved only when the missing person is found dead or alive.
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The COVID-19 Disappeared: From Traumatic to Ambiguous Loss and the Role of the Internet for the Bereaved in Italy
Ines Testoni,Claudia Azzola,Noemi Tribbia,Gianmarco Biancalani,Erika Iacona,Hod Orkibi,Bracha Azoulay +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a qualitative study examined bereavement experiences among family members, how they processed their grief, and how they used social networks in particular by uploading photographs during the working-through of bereavement.
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The Last Glance: How Aesthetic Observation of Corpses Facilitates Detachment in Grief Work:
TL;DR: The authors identified a new form of ritual concerning the corpse, which could facilitate separation and allow the living to look at the deceased without disgust in a way similar to the one described in this paper.