“It is not simply the loss of a child”: The challenges facing parents who have lost their only child in post-reproductive age in China

Wang, Ning; Hu, Qian

doi:10.1080/07481187.2019.1626941

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“…This form of grief is especially present in parents who lost young children, and the rate of suicide among this group is very high. Routine screening for suicidal thoughts and behaviour in this group is suggested [23,24,25].…”

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Grief: Aetiology, Symptoms and Management

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2021

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Grief is a process provoked as a response to different losses, such as death, loss of job, relationship breakdown, some unexpected life events and changes, etc. The experiences of loss and bereavement are very individual. Even though loss is expected, the person feels traumatized, especially if death is provoked by violence, natural disasters, or war. This pandemic, like other disasters (wars, tsunami, earthquakes, floods, etc.) has provoked intensive reactions of grief, reactions that could persist for years. The core symptoms of grief are described in the ICD-11 and DSM-5 manuals. The term “complicated grief” in the medical sense refers to a superimposed process that alters grief and modifies its course for the worse. Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is characterized by normal grief symptoms, but these are symptoms that remain too intense for too long of a period. This article is a review of the manifestations and duration of grief in different occasions, and it is based on over 50 published papers, and discoveries in the Medline and Psych-Net databases. Commonly described reactions to grief are: shock, disbelief or denial, a high level of anxiety, distress, anger, sadness, insomnia, and a loss of appetite. As predictors for a high/slow decreasing trajectory of grief process are: female gender, reported symptoms of depression before the traumatic event, and higher scores on avoidance. However, grief is transient, even as we are is in the midst of its clutches. People should expect to fluctuate between moments of sadness and mourning, and moments of acceptance, or even happiness for being alive. Researchers suppose that when a crisis passes; most people will be able to bounce back and move on with their lives.

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Grief: Aetiology, Symptoms and Management

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“…Failure to have posterity is considered one of the worst unfilial acts (Deutsch 2006;Zhang and Jia 2018; see ▶ "Confucian Culture and Filial Piety"). Therefore, Shidu parents are often stigmatized for being cursed, having bad fortunes, or suffering miserable fates (Wang and Hu 2019;Zheng and Lawson 2015).…”

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“…The disadvantaged physical and mental health status of older Shidu parents suggests higher care needs of this group of older adults. Moreover, these adults are often socially isolated due to their cultural stigma (Zheng and Lawson 2015), which further restricts the availability of support resources in their lives (Wang and Hu 2019). Many of these parents withdraw from their social networks, though they may sometimes be organized under the social group called Tong Ming Ren (people who share the same destiny).…”

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Only-Child Older Parents in China

Wang¹,

Gu²,

Feng³

2020

Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging

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Only-child older adults; Only-child older couples; Only-child aging families Definition The term "only-child older parents" generally refers to older adults having one biological, adopted, or stepchild in their lifetime. In mainland China, however, the term only-child older parents primarily refers to a cohort of older adults who only had one biological, adopted, or stepchild in their lifetime because of the one-child family planning policy that was enacted from the late 1970s to 2015.

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“…Because of the previous “One-Child Policy” strictly implemented in China from 1980, there is a special kind of bereaved parents called shidu parents. In the policy targeted at this population, they are defined as bereaved parents over the age of 49 who have lost their only child, and they can receive a monthly subsidy from the government ( Wang and Hu, 2019 ; Zhou et al, 2020 ). Chinese culture attaches great importance to filial piety and the continuation of family lineage.…”

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Grief and Posttraumatic Growth Among Chinese Bereaved Parents Who Lost Their Only Child: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Loss

Wen

Zhou

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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Objective : Losing the only child is considered as the most severe kind of bereavement. It can trigger intense grief symptoms along with loss of psychosocial resources, but meanwhile, it can also lead to posttraumatic growth (PTG). The current study aimed to examine (a) whether a curvilinear relationship exists between grief and PTG and (b) the moderating role of resources-loss among Chinese bereaved parents who lost their only child (shidu parents). Methods : One hundred and ninety-nine shidu parents from five provinces completed the assessment packet covering prolonged grief symptoms and PTG, as well as resource loss. Hierarchical regression analyses were computed to examine the curvilinear relationship and the moderating effect of interpersonal loss and socio-economic loss. Results : There was no significant curvilinear relationship between grief and PTG in shidu parents. Under the high levels of interpersonal loss, shidu parents’ PTG scores decreased as the severity of grief increased. However, the socio-economic loss did not show a significant moderating effect. Conclusion : The results of the current study did not show a significant curvilinear relationship between grief and PTG in shidu parents. High levels of grief coupled with high levels of interpersonal loss may interfere with their ability to achieve PTG. Therefore, evaluating degrees of interpersonal loss seems to be an important part of the treatment process when working with shidu parents. To facilitate their adaptation from a positive perspective, helping them maintain existing or develop new interpersonal relationships may be helpful.

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“It is not simply the loss of a child”: The challenges facing parents who have lost their only child in post-reproductive age in China

Cited by 26 publications

References 36 publications

Grief: Aetiology, Symptoms and Management

Grief: Aetiology, Symptoms and Management

Only-Child Older Parents in China

Grief and Posttraumatic Growth Among Chinese Bereaved Parents Who Lost Their Only Child: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Loss

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