The Long Term Effects of Childhood Bereavement
Impact on Roles as Mothers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald s Zall (Concord Hillside Medical Associates, Massachusetts, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-230 |
| Publication date | 1994-11-01 |
| 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/b93c-ndxk-5n6b-kfe6 |
| OpenAlex | W1982196971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
This study explored the effects of early maternal bereavement on future maternal functioning by comparing life experiences of twenty-eight mothers whose mother died in childhood or adolescence with twenty-three women who lived with both parents through adolescence. The bereaved participants showed more severe symptoms of depression, including suicidality, in adolescence. Given this level of depression, expectations were that they would have difficulty as parents. The bereaved women worried more about their own death, were overprotective, and pushed harder to be perfect, but there were no significant differences between the groups on three measures of parental functioning. It is hypothesized that parenting presented an opportunity for resolution of earlier developmental deficits and provided an impetus for mourning to proceed
Anxiety · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2014 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |