Maternal Grief
A Qualitative Investigation of Mothers’ Responses to the Death of a Child From Cancer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick J Gerrish (Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, corresponding author), Susan Bailey (0000-0002-0768-7058, The University of Western Australia), Susan Mcgee Bailey (The University of Western Australia) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-241 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-23 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0030222818762190 |
| PMID | 29570031 |
| OpenAlex | W2790778666 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 72 |
This study explored bereaved mothers' responses to the death of a child from cancer, with a focus on identifying adaptive and complicated grief reactions. To understand the unique meaning of their loss, in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 mothers at two time points. Interpretative phenomenological analysis-guided by meaning-making theories of loss-revealed five master categories: the perceptions of the child's life with cancer and death from the disease, changed self-identity, coping style, developing an ongoing relationship to the deceased child, and the postdeath social environment. Each of these master categories and associated subthemes provided insights into the characteristics of the bereaved mothers' adaptive and complicated grief responses to their loss. Given all the mothers evidenced multiple forms or types of these responses over time, they could not be categorized as adaptive or complicated grievers. However, the varying proportions of each of these responses highlighted differences in overall bereavement adaptation
Cancer · Childhood cancer · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Disenfranchised grief · Grief · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Meaning (existential · Meaning-making · Perception · Psychological adaptation · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
When the green leaves fall before the yellow ones
Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms Following Child Death in Later Life
Coming to Terms
Taiwanese fathers’ experiences following the death of a child to cancer
Oath-taking and resolution of issues of death accusation in Ebonyi state, South East Nigeria
Protective and risk factors in the grieving process among cancer-bereaved parents
Protective Factors Associated With the Loss of a Child due to Oncological Illness
Survey of the Relationship Between Online Committee of Friends Meetings, Burials, and Coping With Bereavement Among Nigerians in Ebonyi State
Connective Mourning
Online Activism and Connective Mourning
Parental Bereavement in Older age
The Dying and the Moment of Death of an Oncologically Ill Child
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Predictors of grief following the death of one's child
Positive change following trauma and adversity
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Qualitative evaluation and research methods
An Investigation of Grief and Adaptation in Parents Whose Children Have Died from Cancer
Couples at Risk Following the Death of Their Child
Assumptive Worlds and the Stress of Traumatic Events
Positive Outcomes Following Bereavement
Sense and significance
Semi-Structured Interviewing and Qualitative Analysis
Posttraumatic growth
Grief Therapy and the Reconstruction of Meaning
Grief and the Search for Meaning
Meaning making in the dual process model of coping with bereavement.
Searching for the Meaning of Meaning
How They Died, Time since Loss, and Bereavement Outcomes
Mothers Now Childless
The Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement
Death of the Future
The Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement
Long Term Bereavement Processes of Older Parents
Examining the Assumptive World Views of Parents Bereaved by Accident, Murder, and Illness
Adult Child Loss and the Two-Track Model of Bereavement
The Role of Meaning and Purpose in Life in Bereaved Parents Associated with a Self-Help Group
Patterns of Parental Bereavement following the Loss of a Child and Related Factors
Ethical Issues in the Study of Bereavement
Testing the Grief to Personal Growth Model Using Structural Equation Modeling
Gender differences in parental grief
Grief and the reflective self
The Continuing Process of Parental Grief
Feeling the Absence
Scott and White Grief Study Phase 2
Changes in Parental Self-Identity Following the Death of a Child to Cancer
Meaning reconstruction in the experience of parental bereavement
Meaning Constructs as Predictors of Bereavement Adjustment
Parental Grief Responses and Personals Growth Following the Death of a Child
Parental Bereavement
Mourning Parents
Development and Validation of the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist
The Dual Process Model of Coping With Bereavement
Searching for Meaning in Loss
Cause of Death and the Quest for Meaning After the Loss of a Child
Early Parental Adjustment and Bereavement After Childhood Cancer Death
Profiles of Posttraumatic Growth Following an Unjust Loss
Beyond Recovery From Trauma
Qualitative Approaches to the Study of Thriving
Long-term effects of losing a spouse or child in a motor vehicle crash
What becomes of redundant world models? A contribution to the study of adaptation to change
Bereavement and Personal Growth
Making sense of loss and benefiting from the experience
Social constraints, intrusive thoughts, and depressive symptoms among bereaved mothers
Bereaved parents' experience of research participation
Illusion and well-being
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |