Coping with the death of a child: A study over time.
- 1 October 1982
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 52 (4) , 688-698
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1982.tb01458.x
Abstract
The usefulness of coping as an explanatory variable in parental adjustment to the death of a child is suggested in a study of 194 parents who responded to a survey shortly after their bereavement and again a year later. The most adaptive coping strategies were active and externally directed, including replacement of the child and altruism; least adaptive were escape and preoccupation with the child. Effects of participation in a self-help group are examined and discussed.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institute of Mental Health (PHS-5, RO1-MH 30742)
- National Research and Information Center
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