Sibling Support Systems in Childhood after a Parent Dies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell C Hurd (Kent State University, Ohio, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 299-320 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.2190/b92t-lpqr-1rp9-9562 |
| OpenAlex | W2071008236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
The research question addressed was: To what extent did the interactions of childhood sibling subsystems after a parent died facilitate healthy grieving in families where the surviving parent was emotionally unavailable to the children? Utilizing Q methodology, the researcher studied two quartets of adult sisters who, when 3–10 years old, had experienced the deaths of their fathers and the emotional absence of their mothers. Results included a variety of sibling interactions that demonstrated the potential for siblings to contribute to each other's healthy grieving, although the stable presence of a supportive adult was important. Implications for helping professionals included encouragement to actively nurture sibling subsystems by teaching and coaching children how to facilitate each other's grief work in age appropriate ways, and to avoid focusing too closely on the pain of the emotionally unavailable surviving parent to the neglect of children's individual needs and care-giving capacities
Coaching · Developmental psychology · Grandparent · Grief · Nature versus nurture · Neglect · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sibling · Variety (cybernetics · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology
Young children's close relationships
Attachment and loss
Q Methodology
Siblings
Sibling Relationships Across the Life Span
How is Mourning Possible?
Parental death during childhood and adult depression
Adults View Their Childhood Bereavement Experiences
Academic Achievement and Teaching Younger Siblings
Compensatory patterns of support among children's peer relationships
Interaction between young siblings
Sibling relationships of children with disabled and nondisabled brothers and sisters
The possible consequences of early parent death
Factors influencing the severity of childhood bereavement reactions
Strength of adult ego following childhood bereavement
Pathological Mourning and Childhood Mourning
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |