Paternal and maternal coping with the death of a child

Schwab, Reiko

doi:10.1080/07481189008252381

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“…McGreal, Evans and Burrows (1997) found differences between mothers and fathers when coping with the loss of a child through still-birth or miscarriage. In particular, women tended to blame themselves more (Schwab, 1990). Sigmon, Greene, Rohan and Nichols (1996) found males scored higher on acceptance whereas females used more emotion focused coping, after childhood sexual abuse.…”

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Gender differences in coping strategies of parents of children with Down syndrome

Sullivan¹

2002

Downs Syndr. Res. Pract.

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-Little research has been conducted on the reactions of parents, and fathers in particular, following the birth of a child with Down syndrome. Previous studies suggest that gender differences exist in coping strategies and a number of theories have supported this. The current study is informed by Pleck's (1981) Gender Role Strain model which attempts to explain the different socialisation processes males encounter which influence their development in our society. Questionnaires from Carver, Scheier and Weintraub's COPE inventory (1989) were given to parents (n = 150) to measure coping strategies and a number of gender differences were found. Females scored significantly higher than males in seeking instrumental and emotional support; in focusing on and venting emotions; and suppression of competing activities. An additional analysis carried out on parents of young children (n = 74) yielded similar results. The overall findings from the study provides mixed implications for Pleck's theory. Gender differences were found but no value can be ascribed to these different coping strategies.

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confidence: 99%

Gender differences in coping strategies of parents of children with Down syndrome

Sullivan¹

2002

Downs Syndr. Res. Pract.

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“…Several studies addressed the issue of gender differences in coping with a child's death (Barrera et al 2007;Feeley andGottlieb 1988-1989;Lang et al 1996;Schwab 1990Schwab , 1992Lohan andMurphy 2005-2006;Wing et al 2001). Overall, the authors found wives to be more expressive of their grief (i.e., more willing to talk about the child and his/her death, more crying, more need of closeness for comfort) than husbands, who were more withdrawn and felt a need to be more in control of their emotional reactions or to intellectualize their pain.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Findings of other recent studies in which either qualitative methods only or mixedmethods where used highlighted the mechanisms impacting coping strategies in the couples' relationships (Barrera et al 2007;Gilbert 1989Gilbert , 1997Hagemeister and Rosenblat 1997;Lohan andMurphy 2005-2006;Schwab 1990Schwab , 1992Wing et al 2001). These researchers found that differences in coping styles were sources for marital distress when the coping mechanisms of one of the spouses triggered the defenses of the other spouse.…”

Section: Couples and The Death Of A Child: Effects And Coping Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Couples sought comfort in support groups, reaching out to family and friends, and involvement in and receiving help from church congregations. Social support was listed by couples in qualitative interviews (Dyregrov and Dyregrov 1999;Schwab 1990), included in questionnaires (Dyregrov and Dyregrov 1999;Reilly-Smoravsky et al 2002;Schwab 1990), or proved to be a positive coping strategy through implementing a support group for bereaved parents (Reilly-Smoravsky et al 2002).…”

Section: Other Coping Strategies For Dealing With Death Of a Childmentioning

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“Broken Together”: Spirituality and Religion as Coping Strategies for Couples Dealing with the Death of a Child: A Literature Review with Clinical Implications

Ungureanu

Sandberg

2010

Contemp Fam Ther

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The death of a child is an event that can fall into the category of uncontrollable life events, testing the limits of the ability to control of bereaved parents. The literature reviewed showed that religious/spiritual coping is a unique way of coping and may be particularly important for couples who have lost a child. When assessing the couples' coping strategies, marital therapists would be wise to look for religious/spiritual mechanisms that can be employed in the therapeutic process. Furthermore, the reviewers propose Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (Johnson, 2004, The practice of emotionally focused couple therapy: Creating connection, Routledge, New York) as well suited for helping couples grieving the death of their child.

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“…In order to cope with their situation, they use varieties of coping mechanisms compared to the bereaved fathers.The bereaved mothers cried much more than fathers and more likely to write and read about loss and grief and seek out for help from other people (Schwab, 1990). They tend to seek for support from friends and family members, they cry with their friends, asking for prayer, holding partner or spouse and accepting support from their partner and spouses (Caroll & Schaefer, 1994).…”

Section: Parents Coping Mechanism After the Death Of Their Childmentioning

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Parental Grief and Marital Issues Aftermath: A Pilot Study

Hussin

Azman²

2016

JAH

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The death of a child is difficult to the bereaved parents. Literature had associated the loss with marriage disruption. The issues on that the difficulties to communicate, gender-related coping mechanisms and sexual need were discussed as reasons for bereaved parents to have conflict in their relationship. However there is limited knowledge about this issue. A pilot study has been conducted among six bereaved parents. The bereaved parents were Malaysian Muslim bereaved parents. They were interviewed individually to explore the challenges or conflicts that they had experienced after the death of their child. This study revealed that there were situations which bereaved parents described as having difficulties in their relationship. However, this study also revealed that the mutual understanding and respect to each other are the most of important components for bereaved parents to maintain their relationship post-loss. This study suggested the importance of suggesting couple counselling to bereaved parents after the death of their child.

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Paternal and maternal coping with the death of a child

Cited by 60 publications

References 12 publications

Gender differences in coping strategies of parents of children with Down syndrome

Gender differences in coping strategies of parents of children with Down syndrome

“Broken Together”: Spirituality and Religion as Coping Strategies for Couples Dealing with the Death of a Child: A Literature Review with Clinical Implications

Parental Grief and Marital Issues Aftermath: A Pilot Study

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