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A 2026 UK study of 21 officially shunned former Witnesses (Grendele, Bapir-Tardy & Flax, Pastoral Psychology) found shunning 'may significantly impact individuals' physical and emotional well-being' but that most participants showed resilience and psychological growth through adaptive coping.

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A 2026 UK study of 21 officially shunned former Witnesses (Grendele, Bapir-Tardy & Flax, Pastoral Psychology) found shunning 'may significantly impact individuals' physical and emotional well-being' but that most participants showed resilience and psychological growth through adaptive coping. Pastoral Psychology (online 4 June 2026), 4 June 2026

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Pastoral Psychology (online 4 June 2026), “Coping After Shunning: Experiences of Former Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United Kingdom”

4 June 2026 · Abstract · Windy A. Grendele; Savin Bapir-Tardy; Maya Flax · Springer (open access, CC BY)

“Twenty-one former Jehovah’s Witnesses who were officially shunned were interviewed online or by phone, and the data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. ... the majority of participants demonstrated resilience and psychological growth.”

Received 19 Feb 2026, accepted 3 May 2026. Shunning 'may significantly impact individuals’ physical and emotional well-being'; some participants initially adopted maladaptive coping.

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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-grendele-2026-coping-after-shunning

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