Mothers Now Childless

Structures of the Life-World

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13628562
AutoresKay Talbot (Vallejo, California, autor de correspondencia)
Año1998
Volumen36
Número1
Páginas45-62
Fecha de publicación1998-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/jx2h-uy58-0cpp-d6ur
OpenAlexW1973188489
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas10

Prior research has highlighted the fact that bereaved parents are confronted with a severe crisis of meaning in their lives (Braun & Berg, 1994; Craig, 1977; Miles & Crandall, 1986; Rando, 1986; Wheeler, 1990). The author conducted a study (Talbot, 1996–97) which combined both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand what it means for mothers to survive the death of their only child. This article focuses on the findings from ten in-depth interviews which delineate the life-world of participant bereaved mothers. Implications for counselors and other professionals assisting bereaved mothers of only children are included

Developmental psychology · Meaning (existential · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology