Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents
The Question of Peer Support
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628776 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucas S LaFreniere (0000-0001-9714-0760, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Lucas LaFreniere (University of Michigan), Albert C Cain (University of Michigan), Albert Cain (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-271 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0030222815575503 |
| OpenAlex | W2129055755 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 39 |
This study investigates peer interaction and peer support for parentally bereaved children and adolescents. Using data from an extensive bereavement study, transcribed semistructured interviews on peer relationships from a sample of 35 parentally bereaved children aged 6 to 15 were systematically coded. Exploratory dimensions of inquiry included incidence counts of teasing, peer interaction regarding bereavement, and preference for interaction, among 12 other dimensions. Hypotheses related to age, gender, and parental death type (anticipated vs. sudden) differences on peer support reception were also tested. Major findings included the following: 71.4% of the sample received support from peers, although 71.4% preferred not to have bereavement-related peer interaction. A significantly greater percentage of females versus males experienced peer support and a positive emotional response, and a significantly greater percentage of children bereaved by anticipated deaths versus sudden deaths had received bereavement-related peer interaction and support. No significant differences were found between younger and older children
Developmental psychology · Emotional support · Exploratory research · Grief · Peer group · Peer support · Preference · Psychiatry · Social support · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology
The Taunting of Parentally Bereaved Children
Grief and Best Friendship Among Adolescent Girls
Reflections on Experiencing Parental Bereavement as a Young Person
Exploring Factors That Helped Adolescents Adjust and Continue With Life After the Death of a Parent
Does Post-Traumatic Growth Follow Parental Death in Adulthood? An Empirical Investigation
Cultural Differences in the Impact of Social Support on Psychological and Biological Stress Responses
The Role of Peer Relationships in Parental Bereavement During Childhood and Adolescence
Expectation of Death, Participation in Funeral Arrangements, and Grief Adjustment
Parental Death and the Adjustment of School-Age Children
The Adjustment of Parentally Bereaved Children
Adolescent bereavement following the death of a parent
Managing Bereavement in the Classroom
Positive Parenting as a Protective Resource for Parentally Bereaved Children
Communicated Support Following Loss
The Taunting of Parentally Bereaved Children
Boys and girls as social support theorists
Some thoughts on normal adolescents who lost a parent by death
Quality of Social Relationships and the Development of Depression in Parentally-Bereaved Youth
The Role of Social Support in Bereavement
Children's perceptions of friendships as supportive relationships
Anticipating parental death in families with young children
Preventive intervention groups for parentally bereaved children
Children's reactions in the early months after the death of a parent
Bereavement support groups for school-age children
Culture and social support
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2022 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |