Title: "Giving voice" to the bereaved : family grief and resilience after a child has died
Creator: Scheepers, Lucas Johannes
Subject: Bereavement -- Psychological aspects
Subject: Death -- Psychological aspects
Subject: Loss (Psychology)
Subject: Grief
Date Issued: 2013
Date: 2013
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MA
Identifier: vital:9977
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1021096
Description: This study investigated family grief and resilience following a child’s death. Representing 23 families, 35 bereaved parents completed biographical questionnaires, the Family Hardiness Index, and the Family Attachment and Changeability Index 8. Significant positive correlations were found between family hardiness and family adaptation, and between parents’ age and family hardiness. Using grounded theory, interviews allowed for the formulation of categories including grief, continuing bonds, external support, religion, and family hardiness. The study reveals the need for exploring unique experiences of families bereaved by children’s deaths and identifies family hardiness as a potential resilience factor for this population
Format: 37 leaves
Format: pdf
Publisher: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Publisher: Faculty of Health Sciences
Language: English
Rights: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

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"Giving voice" to the bereaved : family grief and resilience after a child has died