Childhood bereavement

Childhood Bereavement: A Qualitative Study

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the long-term effects of bereavement on adults who experienced the death of a parent during childhood. By using a qualitative approach, this study is designed to gather information on each participant's unique understanding of how bereavement has impacted his or her life. This information is then used to identify general themes in childhood grief, ...

The effects of bereavement in childhood

Bereavement in childhood: risks, consequences and responses.

Children and young people often report feeling alone and different following the death of someone important in their lives. While no routine data are collected in the UK on this group, estimates suggest that, in fact, the majority of young people face the death of a close relative or friend by the time they are 16 years old. 1 Five per cent of young people have been bereaved of a parent by this...

A semiotic analysis of texts relevant to childhood bereavement

Sibling Bereavement 1 Running head: THE IMPACT OF SIBLING BEREAVEMENT AND COPING Sibling Bereavement from Childhood Cancer: Impact on the Surviving Children and Their Coping Responses

The death of a sibling is potentially one of the most traumatic events for children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between siblings’ psychosocial adjustment following the death of a brother or sister and the way they cope with loss. Forty bereaved families and 31 control families of the same demographic background participated in the current study with...