Crafting Subverses: A Narrative Analysis of the Experience of Losing a Parent through Intimate Partner Homicide

Abstract

Purpose: Losing a parent due to intimate partner homicide is a traumatic experience, exacerbated by homicide and the associated grief being a taboo in many western cultures. This study investigated the experiences of young people and adults bereaved by parental intimate partner homicide during childhood, to gain a better understanding of how they make sense of and share their personal story after such a loss. Methods: Within the context of a larger study, we conducted twelve semi-structured interviews with people with lived experience of such deaths in Australia and used narrative analysis to interpret the data. Results: Participants were frequently confronted with imposed narratives (i.e., ..