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CURRENT RESEARCH

Title of our current research project: MEDIUMSHIP AND COPING WITH GRIEF.
Research Code: FE-2026/02/08/01
TARGET GROUP: Hungarian adults
Research areas: knowledge, attitude, belief, experience.
OPTIONAL: semi-structured online interview (in case having personal experience).
RESEARCH TYPE: online anonym survey
LEAD RESEARCHER: Balazs Polyanki
REQUIRED PARTICIPATION TIME: 20 minutes
RESEARCH TIME WINDOW: 08FEB 2026 - 30APR 2026
PLANNED PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS: JHSPRC, Issue: May 2026
INITIATING PARTICIPATION: by clicking on the button below within the given time window.
PARTICIPATING IN THE RESEARCH IN HUNGARIAN

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EVERTON MARALDI

From a scientific and clinical perspective, studying the relationship between grief and mediumship is important because experiences of perceived communication with the deceased are relatively common in bereavement and can have profound emotional, psychological, and meaning-making implications. Systematic research in this area helps distinguish adaptive from distressing experiences, informs culturally sensitive models of grief, and contributes to more nuanced, evidence-based approaches in mental health and bereavement care.

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HELANÉ WAHBEH

Grief-related encounters with mediumship deserve careful scientific attention because they often occur during periods of emotional vulnerability, where experiences can foster meaning and healing—or, if mishandled, deepen distress. Empirical research is especially important in cultures where stigma and silence surround these experiences, limiting open dialogue and our ability to understand both their adaptive and maladaptive pathways.

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Freiburg 2025

Helané Wahbeh, Everton Maraldi, Balazs Polyanki

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