Continuing bonds following stillbirth: protective and risk factors associated with parental bereavement adaptation

Jones, Emma E.; Crawley, Rosalind; Brierley-Jones, Lyn; Kenny, C

doi:10.1080/02646838.2021.1972951

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“…Thus, the death scenario disorganizes the normal life order, exerting an influence on the grief manifestations. The results strengthen the need to expand the study of the differences about internalized and externalized CBs among the mediators of mourning ( 22 - 23 ) .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

Continuing bonds in men grieving a loved one

Martínez-Esquivel,

Muñoz-Rojas,

García-Hernández

2023

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective: to examine internalized and externalized continuing bonds in men grieving a loved one. Method: a correlational, descriptive and cross-sectional study. Convenience sample comprised by 170 mourning men. The variables were mediators of mourning, continuing bonds and sociodemographic data. The instrument used was an online questionnaire comprised by mediators of mourning, a continuing bonds scale and sociodemographic data. Descriptive statistics, analysis of variance and Spearman’s coefficient were used. The significance level adopted was p<0.05. Results: the participants’ mean age was 36.61 years old (SD=13.40), and 80.00% had Higher Education. The mean values corresponding to internalized and externalized continuing bonds were 24.85 (SD=7.93) and 7.68 (SD=2.33), respectively. Significant differences were established referring to internalized and externalized continuing bonds in terms of kinship with the deceased person (p<0.001), and none with the cause of death or with the time elapsed since the event. No significant correlations were defined between internalized/externalized continuing bonds and mediators of mourning. Conclusion: grieving men express internalized and externalized continuing bonds frequently and occasionally, respectively, with differences according to who the deceased person was. The Nursing discipline might devise specific strategies that strengthen coping with grief in this population group.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 60%

Continuing bonds in men grieving a loved one

Martínez-Esquivel,

Muñoz-Rojas,

García-Hernández

2023

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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“…Consequently, it may be easy for these individuals to miss and yearn for the goodness and merit of the deceased and turn to the past relationship for comfort (Stelzer & O’Connor, 2021 ). As is shown in a previous study, feeling pressure from society and being misunderstood by family members were positively related to more engagement in continuing bonds with the deceased (Jones, Crawley, Brierley-Jones, & Kenny, 2021 ). Additionally, receiving more negative support may also aggrevate their social isolation.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 55%

Grief and growth among Chinese parents who lost their only child: the role of positive and negative experiences of social support from different sources

Zhou

Sun

She

et al. 2022

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: In China, bereaved parents who have lost their only child are known as Shidu parents, and they tend to present high levels of prolonged grief reactions. To date, a widespread focus has been placed on positive social support, while potential negative experiences have been relatively neglected. Additionally, the role of social support from different sources (i.e. close family members [partner, siblings, grandchildren], peers, and others [relatives, friends, colleagues]) has not been examined thoroughly. Objective: The present study investigated whether social support from different sources has a differential impact on postloss adaptation (i.e. prolonged grief and growth). The loss-orientated and restoration-orientated coping strategies of the dual process model were also tested for their mediating roles. Methods: A total of 277 Chinese Shidu parents were recruited to complete a series of questionnaires including social support from different sources, prolonged grief symptoms, posttraumatic growth, and dual process coping strategies. Correlation analyses, paired sample t tests and structural equation modelling were conducted. Results: More positive support were related to less prolonged grief symptoms and more posttraumatic growth, while more negative support was only related to more prolonged grief. Positive support from close family members and others was significantly related to prolonged grief/growth, and negative support from these sources was significantly positively associated with prolonged grief. Positive or negative support from people who shared a similar experience was unrelated to prolonged grief/growth. Positive and negative support were related to prolonged grief and growth through loss-oriented coping strategies. Conclusion: Overall, the present study indicated that positive and negative support experiences from different sources functioned differently in the recovery of Chinese Shidu parents and that loss-oriented coping played a mediating role. These findings highlight the importance of differentiating social support by traits in coping with grief and the crucial mediating role of loss-oriented coping. HIGHLIGHTS More positive support correlated with less prolonged grief and more growth, while more negative support correlated with more prolonged grief. Support from family members and friends was more potent than that from peers. Social Support correlated with prolonged grief/growth through loss-oriented coping.

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“…Interestingly, some of the participants tried to connect with the stillborn baby by seeing his/her face, holding him/her (when it was offered), keeping clothes and the hospital card. This desire to connect with the deceased baby and to keep memorabilia has also parallels with Attachment Theory [55] and Continuing Bonds Theory [56] . The first theory supports the idea that the mother-infant attachment initiates before birth through important events such as confirmation of pregnancy, feeling fetal movements and giving birth [51] .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%