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The Impact of Parental Death on Middle Aged Children

Bibliographic Data

ID13629666
AuthorsMiriam S Moss (Philadelphia Geriatric Center, corresponding author), Sidney Z Moss (0009-0002-8281-7243, Northwest Community Mental Health Center, Philadelphia)
Year1984
Volume14
Issue1
Pages65-75
Publication date1984-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/883b-01vx-yuqw-xee0
OpenAlexW2024340793
LanguageEN
Citations received26
References cited16

There has been a paucity of literature dealing with the impact of the death of a parent upon a middle-aged child, and a number of reasons for this are explored. The quality of the bond between adult children and their parents is examined, focusing on those aspects which tend to strengthen or weaken this tie. Reaction to parental death involves the dialectic between the persistence and breaking of the bond and between the themes of finitude and personal growth. A lifelong theme of anticipatory orphanhood may help to prepare for the impact of parental death

Developmental psychology · Dialectic · Persistence (discontinuity · Theme (computing · Theology · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology

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Unique citing works26
Citations per year0,67
Citation span1987 - 2026 (40)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 26
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