Bereavement among Adolescents with Intellectual Disability

A Qualitative Study

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ID13630491
AuthorsNoor-ul-ain Haider (0000-0002-9861-9666, Department of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan, corresponding author), Noshi Iram Zaman (Department of Professional Psychology, Bahria University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan)
Year2022
Volume88
Issue4
Pages1515-1529
Publication date2022-01-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228211065275
PMID34978222
OpenAlexW4206560415
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

The current study was conducted to explore the bereavement (experienced loss of a loved one through death within time frame of 0-3 years span). Seven adolescents (10-19 years old) with intellectual disability were included in the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted through interview guide which was prepared with the help of Piaget's theory of cognitive development concept related to death. Data was analyzed with content analysis and six major themes were derived, that is, meaning of death, death rituals, religious concepts related to death, reasons of death, grieving perception, and coping with grief. Mostly, concepts were explained under the light of religious preaching and their introjection in the lives of adolescents with intellectual disability. Current study helped in exploration of experiential phenomenon of loss in adolescents with intellectual disability

Cognition · Content analysis · Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Experiential learning · Grief · Intellectual disability · Pedagogy · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology

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