Abstract
Mass incarceration affects many families, creating an ambiguous loss. Although living, the incarcerated person is removed from daily life with consequences for relationships and meeting material needs. This study validated that family members experience grief, even surpassing clinical thresholds, when a loved one is incarcerated. With a cross-sectional, correlational design, we examined how grief, stigma, and social support impact resilience. Grief and self-stigma both predicted a decrease in resilience, while social support predicted an increase, however, we found no evidence for moderation of the relationship between grief and resilience across levels of self-stigma and social support. Implications for practice are provided.