Losing a child
The impact on parental sexual activity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20159720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Atle Dyregrov (0000-0003-3281-030X, Senter for Krisepsykologi, corresponding author), Rolf Gjestad (0000-0003-4578-6927, Senter for Krisepsykologi) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-24 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bereavement Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279 |
| Publisher | Cruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02682621.2012.654689 |
| OpenAlex | W1997435123 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Few studies have been conducted into the impact on parents’ sexual activity following the death of a child. In this study, 285 bereaved parents representing 175 couples completed a questionnaire and ten couples took part in detailed face-to-face interviews. The majority of parents reported reduced frequency of sexual activity, at least initially, although most resumed sexual relations within three months. There were clear gender differences. Women were more likely than men to report reduced sexual activity and loss of sexual desire, primarily linked to feelings of guilt, sadness, depression and exhaustion. A primary reason for recommencing sexual activity was to conceive another child, which could of itself be a cause of complex and mixed feelings. The findings suggest a need for health professionals to pay more attention to these issues when offering structured follow-up to bereaved parents
Anger · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Sadness · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology
Predictors of grief following the death of one's child
InterViews
Sexuality in Marriage, Dating, and Other Relationships
Sexual Intimacy and Replacement Children after the Death of a Child
Parental grief reactions and marital intimacy following infant death
Effects of a child's death on the marital relationship
Grief and the Sexual Relationship of Couples Who Have Experienced a Child's Death
Sexuality Following the Loss of a Child
Predictors of husbands' and wives' grief reactions following infant death
Measuring Dyadic Adjustment
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |