Band-Aids and Kisses Can’t Fix It
Mothers’ and Daughters’ Perceptions of Non-Death Loss and Boundary Ambiguity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6192259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathryn E Bojczyk (0000-0003-0093-1131, Department of Education, The Catholic University of America, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, corresponding author), Heather Rogers Haverback (0000-0003-3288-1853, Towson University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 447-464 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Illness Crisis & Loss (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-1373 • E-ISSN: 1552-6968 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1054137320968484 |
| OpenAlex | W3106952052 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
The goal of this study was to explore middle aged mothers’ and young adult daughters’ perceptions of the impact of non-death loss. This qualitative study explored perceptions of loss and boundary ambiguity of 24 mother-daughter dyads through individual interviews. All mothers and daughters described losses such as illness, the daughters’ launching, and dissolution of relationships that impacted the mother-daughter relationship. Comparison of mothers’ and daughters’ descriptions of the impacts of loss revealed convergence and divergence in their descriptions of associated levels of boundary ambiguity. Although experiences of loss do seem to be a universal human experience, perceptions regarding the impact of loss on both the individual and the mother-daughter dyad vary greatly
Ambiguity · Art · Daughter · Developmental psychology · Dyad · Perception · Political science · Family Support in Illness · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |