Similarities and Differences in Spouses Coping with Sids
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629385 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth M Carroll (California University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), Ruth Carroll (University of Pennsylvania), Sarah J M Shaefer (First Candle), Sarah Shaefer (Director, Maryland SIDS Center) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 273-284 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.2190/6d89-bqju-mfxg-jywu |
| OpenAlex | W2164293605 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 23 |
Bereaved parents' marital relationships may be at high risk for problems after a SIDS death because of coping differences between spouses. Five coping patterns developed in prior studies of SIDS parents were used to study differences within thirty-four pairs of parents bereaved by SIDS, three to forty months after their loss. Individual items most frequently used by both genders were examined to explore similarities in coping behaviors. Findings reveal bereaved parents sought support from within the family most frequently and from outside resources the least. Bereaved mothers used these coping patterns significantly more often than her spouse. Almost all (33) couples had other living children at the time of their SIDS loss or a subsequent child or pregnancy since the death. A current pregnancy was related to coping for bereaved fathers. The presence of other living children was related to less support seeking for bereaved mothers. Couples remembered the child that died and anticipated emotional pain on the anniversary of the death. There were gender differences in frequencies for expressing feelings particularly crying behavior. The majority of the couples accepted the SIDS diagnosis and reported open communication with their spouse
Coping (psychology · Crying · Developmental psychology · Emotional support · Feeling · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Social support · Spouse · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Infant Health and Development · Neuroscience of respiration and sleep · Psychology · Social Psychology
Sex Differences in Coping Behavior
The Dynamics of Spousal Relationships After the Loss of a Child Among Bereaved Malay Parents
Masculine Responses to Loss
The phenomenon of bereavement anniversary reactions
Long-Term Impact of Sudden Infant Death
Grief Communication, Grief Reactions and Marital Satisfaction in Bereaved Parents
The Grief of Sids Parents and their Understanding of Each Other's Responses
Perinatal Loss
The Attitudes of Men and Women concerning Gender Differences in Grief
A Pilot Study of the Development of a Tool to Measure Instrumental and Intuitive Styles of Grieving
Divorce and parity progression following the death of a child
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy
An application procedure for DEA
The Mourning Response of Parents to the Death of a Newborn Infant
The myths of coping with loss.
Marriage and Divorce among Bereaved Parents in a Self-Help Group
Grief Responses of Spouses following the Death of a Child
Parental Grief Response to Perinatal Death
Sids
Parents' Coping and Communication following Their Infant'S Death
Sids Family Adjustment Scale
Effects of a child's death on the marital relationship
Fathers experiencing a perinatal loss
Interactive grief and coping in the marital dyad
The effects of self-help and psychotherapy intervention on child loss
The Marital Helping Relationship Following Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2025 (29) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |