儿童死亡是父母生活中遇到的严重负性生活事件.相对于成人死亡而言,父母悲伤反应强烈,不仅影响到其身心健康和彼此之间的关系,还会进一步影响到整个家庭乃至社会.该文从儿童死亡对家庭产生的应激和影响,父母悲伤反应的影响因素及相应的干预措施三方面进行了综述。

This article examined the extent of posttraumatic growth (PTG) and factors related to PTG in aging individuals who have lost their only child in China. The sample included 201 bereaved parents from different families residing in Chongqing, China. They were between 49-80 years old (M = 61) and had lost their only child. Personal interviews were conducted in their homes. PTG was assessed with a revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-R). Descriptive and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted. Overall, the sample showed a positive tendency toward PTG. The older the child was at death, the less PTG the parent experienced. Time since the child's death was negatively correlated with PTG, and parents whose children died by accident/suicide had lower PTG than those whose children died of illness. Lower education and poor parental health were significantly associated with lower levels of PTG. Community support was significantly and positively associated with PTG. A majority of aging parents who have lost their only child in China experience PTG. Characteristics related to the loss (child's age at death, time since the death, and cause of death), personal resources (parent's education and health), and community support are associated with the degree of growth.

Grief Nursing of Bereaved Parents after the Death of Child

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Posttraumatic growth in aging individuals who have lost their only child in China.

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