The Impact of Early Loss History on Parenting of Bereaved Children

A Qualitative Study

Bibliographic Data

ID13629260
AuthorsKatherine Porterfield (New York University, corresponding author), Albert C Cain (University of Michigan), Albert Cain (University of Michigan), Amy Saldinger (University of Michigan)
Year2003
Volume47
Issue3
Pages203-220
Publication date2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/fl59-q4e3-3nbe-2xgj
OpenAlexW2105540308
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

The current report is a qualitative exploration of the ways in which an adult's childhood experiences with death subsequently influence their parenting of their own parentally-bereaved children. Findings stem from semi-structured interviews with a community sample of 41 bereaved spouses, interviews that are part of a broader, longitudinal investigation of the determinants of the impact upon children of parent death. While some researchers have examined how childhood loss globally affects parenting, none has looked at the unique experience of the impact of such early experiences on parenting during bereavement. Moreover, in contrast to most studies of childhood loss which operate exclusively from an impairment-focused stance, this study also documents the long-term competency-building that may result from the experience of bereavement during childhood

Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Grief · Longitudinal study · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology

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