Bereavement during adolescence: A review of research.

Abstract

The unique developmental challenges facing persons during the formative adolescent years distinguish bereavement during this period from other portions of the life cycle, even though, understandably, there are some similarities between bereaved adolescents and bereaved adults. Thus the study of bereavement during adolescence deserves the particular attention of researchers. The objective of this chapter is to examine adolescent bereavement, provide a synthesis of adolescent bereavement research, and identify issues for future research.Although adolescent bereavement research has had a short history, a historical approach is a useful principal for organizing the chapter, because understanding its origins helps a reader see what has been accomplished in this field, understand the current limitations, and appreciate the advances made in some studies. A secondary organizing mechanism of the chapter is "development during adolescence." Adolescent bereavement cannot reliably be understood or investigated unless placed in the overall context of the developmental tasks and transitions facing adolescents.

The Impact of Peer Death on Adolescent Girls: An Efficacy Study of the Adolescent Grief and Loss Group

“…Balk and Corr (2001) reviewed the available research on adolescent bereavement to find literature on interventions, but noted the difficulty of utilizing control groups due to the often sudden and violent death of adolescents. It would be unethical and unfeasible to provide a grief and loss group for some adolescents and to prevent other adolescents from participating.…”

Educadores e a morte

“…As situações de perda são somadas às várias crises presentes na adolescência, despertando no jovem a sensação de vulnerabilidade em relação à própria vida e à dos amigos, como apontam Balk e Corr (2001), Griffa e Moreno (2000), Matheus (2002) e Rask (2002. Peluso (1998) afirma que nas grandes cidades há o agravamento dessas crises por conta de mudanças no núcleo familiar, separação, desestruturação e solidão, afetando o jovem de forma significativa.…”

Rouw en verliesverwerking door jeugdigen

“…Onderzoek naar de interactie tussen rouwtaken en ontwikkelingstaken is nauwelijks gedaan. Wel is beschreven hoe ontwikkelingstaken en rouwtaken elkaar zouden kunnen beïnvloeden (Balk & Corr, 2001;Cook & Oltjenbruns, 1998;Oltjenbruns, 2001).…”

“…Voor adolescenten geldt dat de ontwikkelingstaken waarvoor zij gesteld worden, haaks kunnen staan op de rouwtaken. Zo moeten adolescenten zich losmaken van het gezin, maar dit is ingewikkeld indien de ouder waartegen de adolescent zich wil afzetten overleden is of niet beschikbaar is vanwege het verdriet (Balk & Corr, 2001). Vanwege de complexe samenhang tussen rouwtaken en individuele ontwikkelingstaken, stelt Oltjenbruns (2001) dat interventies voor jeugdigen gericht zouden moeten zijn op het scheppen van een opvoedingsklimaat dat jeugdigen in de gelegenheid stelt om de rouw-en ontwikkelingstaken te volbrengen.…”