The loss of self
The effect of miscarriage, stillbirth, and child death on maternal self-esteem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12095909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Wonch Hill (0000-0001-7413-865X, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author), Joanne Cacciatore (0000-0001-5803-1211, Arizona State University), Karina M Shreffler (0000-0003-0475-5817, Oklahoma State University), Kayla M Pritchard (0000-0002-5780-3934, Department of Social Sciences, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 226-235 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Death Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0748-1187 • E-ISSN: 1091-7683 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07481187.2016.1261204 |
| PMID | 27854184 |
| OpenAlex | W2557211549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 72 |
A child's death augments how grieving parents view the world, the family, and the self. Using a representative sample of women ages 25-45 who have ever given birth, we assessed whether miscarriage, stillbirth, and child death impact self-esteem and whether this loss is moderated by maternal identity. We found that stillbirth and child death, but not miscarriage, negatively impacted self-esteem. For those who experienced a loss, the impact on self-esteem was moderated by maternal identity. Women who experienced a stillbirth were the only group who had significantly lower self-esteem after controlling for background characteristics and maternal identity variables
Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Maternal death · Miscarriage · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Self-esteem · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
Sibling Death and Adolescent Mental Health
Luto materno perinatal
Associations of Losing a Child With the Couple Relationship, Maternal Mental Health, and the Emotional Development of the Subsequent Baby
Religious Experience as a Predictor of the Meaning in Life and Life Satisfaction in the Lives of Polish Women after a Stillbirth
“So, whose milk was it? … It became all of ours, together”
Guilt and Depressive Symptoms
Changes Over Time in Parental Self-identity After the Loss of an Adolescent Child
Relational Sequelae of Fetal Death During the First Pregnancy
Reproductive Regrets among a Population-Based Sample of U.S. Women
Events surrounding stillbirth and their effect on symptoms of depression among mothers
Transforming care for pregnancy loss
Competing aspects of the rural Arab mothers' bereavement experience
Society and the Adolescent Self-Image
The Incidence and Course of Depression in Bereaved Youth 21 Months After the Loss of a Parent to Suicide, Accident, or Sudden Natural Death
Identity development during the transition to motherhood
The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI)
Object Relations, Dependency, and Attachment
Measures of Self-Esteem
Becoming a Mother Versus Maternal Role Attainment
Meaning making in the dual process model of coping with bereavement.
Self, Identity, Stress, and Mental Health
Making Sense of Motherhood
Posttraumatic Shame and Guilt
Exploring the Increased Odds of Divorce Following Miscarriage or Stillbirth
The Myth of Motherhood and the Role of Stepmothers
Shame and the Origins of Self-Esteem
Possible selves
An exploratory study of the miscarriage experience
Stillbirth and Stigma
Problematic Emotions and Maternal Grief
Perinatal Loss and Parental Grief
The Psychological Effects of a Stillbirth on Surviving Family Members
Definitional Distinctions in Response to Perinatal Loss and Fertility Barriers
Motherhood and Infertility
Parents' perceptions of the miscarriage experience
The Relationship of Attachment Theory and Perinatal Loss
Changes in Parents' Mental Distress After the Violent Death of an Adolescent or Young Adult Child
On Merging Identity Theory and Stress Research
Psychosocial Stress
Determinants of depressive symptoms in the early weeks after miscarriage
Bereaved Parents
A Theoretical Perspective for Understanding Reactions to Victimization
The Perinatal Grief Scale
Perinatal loss
The effects of gestational age and gender on grief after pregnancy loss
Does the Reason Matter? Variations in Childlessness Concerns Among U.S. Women
Self-concept clarity
Self-esteem and clarity of the self-concept
Information-seeking and maternal self-definition during the transition to motherhood
The Past, Present, and Future of an Identity Theory
The meanings of miscarriage
Identity Processes and Social Stress
Previous stress and acute psychological defence as predictors of perinatal grief-An exploratory study
Satisfaction with Parenting
Self-Verification and Depressive Symptoms in Marriage and Courtship
Identity Salience and Role Performance
The Stress Process
Identities, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Distress
A Theory of Self-Esteem
Models of well-being and ill-being
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |