Investigation of mourning in the families of the martyrs who defended the shrine

Since the martyr has holiness and a kind of responsibility, the martyr’s family cannot easily express their grief and sorrow completely. According to the results of many studies, people who experience incomplete and persistent mourning are more exposed to psychological and physical injuries than others, the purpose of this research is to investigate the mourning in the families of the martyrs who defended the shrine. In this research, descriptive phenomenological qualitative research was used to collect and evaluate information about the bereavement experience. 20 participants from the families of martyrs who defended the shrine in Isfahan city were selected by purposeful sampling and data collection continued through in-depth interviews with them until data saturation was reached. Based on results, it can be said that the factors that had an impact on the mourning of the martyrs’ families can be divided into 5 psychological dimensions of the mourning process: Demographic factors, religious background, cultural background of people and the level of social support. The results of the research show that people who have a religious attitude towards death had a more successful bereavement experience. Also, social support has played a very important role in reducing the bereavement of the participants.