The Influence of Parent Distress and Parenting on Bereaved Siblings’ Externalizing Problems

Sharp, Katianne M. Howard; Meadows, Emily A.; Keim, Madelaine C.; Winning, Adrien M; Barrera, Maru; Gilmer, Mary Jo; Akard, Terrah Foster; Compas, Bruce E.; Fairclough, Diane L.; Davies, Betty; Hogan, Nancy S.; Vannatta, Kathryn; Gerhardt, Cynthia A.

doi:10.1007/s10826-019-01640-0

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“…Many parents (i.e., mothers) in this study worried about the—from their perspective—apparent lack of grieving behaviour or the excess of it, in terms of health risk behaviours, in their adolescent children, and their own reduced emotional availability. This finding is in line with research revealing that mothers are likely to take up the caring role and responsibility for daily routine for their bereaved children [ 18 ], and research that has found that externalizing problems in bereaved siblings was associated with distress in mothers but not in fathers [ 85 ]. However, our finding also seems to contradict other research stating that spouses of parents who died by suicide exhibit few mental health problems and are likely in a position to buffer the impact of the loss in their bereaved children [ 86 ].…”

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confidence: 89%

“It Changes Your Orbit”: The Impact of Suicide and Traumatic Death on Adolescents as Experienced by Adolescents and Parents

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Krysińska

Rickwood

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Background: Having someone close die through suicide or another form of traumatic death is a distressing event in the lives of adolescents, putting them at risk of grief and mental health ramifications. As most research in this field has been focused on intrapersonal grief reactions, this study aimed to broaden the perspective by exploring the impact of the death through an interpersonal lens. Methods: The study involved individual and group interviews with bereaved adolescents (n = 20) and parents of bereaved adolescents (n = 18), and thematic analysis of the data. Results: The analysis yielded three themes: (i) the death is a life-changing experience, (ii) the death differentiates you from your peers, and (iii) the death impacts on the family system. Conclusions: The study revealed the devastating impact of the deaths on adolescents, their relationships with peers and the family system. Adolescents’ grief must be understood within the context of their agency and their immediate social environment. The findings clearly indicate that support for bereaved adolescents should incorporate the familial context.

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confidence: 89%

“It Changes Your Orbit”: The Impact of Suicide and Traumatic Death on Adolescents as Experienced by Adolescents and Parents

Andriessen

Krysińska

Rickwood

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“…Although we are not able to determine the exact mechanisms of the association from our results, some explanations might be possible. Parenting behavior (e.g., psychological control, inconsistent parenting, harsh parenting, warmth withdrawal: [ 36 , 37 , 38 ]), transmission of affect (i.e., emotional contagion; [ 39 ]), and family functioning, such as a psychologically safe family, may mediate the relationship between parents’ happiness and their child’s emotional and behavioral problems. Future research is needed to clarify more detailed mechanisms.…”

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“…First, this study did not examine the underlying mechanisms between parents’ well-being (i.e., happiness) and their child’s well-being (i.e., emotional and behavioral problems). Previous research suggests that the relationship between parent well-being and child well-being can be mediated by the quality of the parent-child relationship [ 66 ] and by parenting style [ 36 , 37 , 38 ]. Given the direct relationship between parental work engagement and child’s emotional and behavioral problems, alternative mechanisms in the relationship between parents’ experience in the work domain and their child’s well-being should be tested.…”

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“…According to the conceptual model of Armstrong [ 36 ], parental well-being is related to quality of parenting, which results in child well-being. Indeed, Howard Sharp et al [ 37 ] showed that parental distress was related to poor parenting (i.e., less warmth, more psychological control, and more problematic communication), which resulted in child’s behavioral problems. Kaiser et al [ 38 ] also showed that poor parental well-being (i.e., poverty) was associated with poor parenting (i.e., more psychological control), which resulted in the child’s emotional and behavioral problems.…”

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Workaholism, Work Engagement and Child Well-Being: A Test of the Spillover-Crossover Model

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Bakker

Demerouti

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This study examines how working parents’ work attitudes (i.e., workaholism and work engagement) are associated with their child’s psychological well-being. Based on the Spillover-Crossover model (SCM), we hypothesize that (a) work-to-family spillover (i.e., work-to-family conflict and facilitation) and (b) employee happiness will sequentially mediate the relationship between parents’ work attitudes and their child’s emotional and behavioral problems. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among Japanese dual-earner couples with pre-school child(ren). On the basis of valid data from 208 families, the hypothesized model was tested using structural equation modeling. For both fathers and mothers simultaneously, workaholism was positively related to work-to-family conflict, which, in turn, was negatively related to happiness. In contrast, work engagement was positively related to work-to-family facilitation, which, in turn, was positively related to happiness. Fathers’ and mothers’ happiness, in turn, were negatively related to their child’s emotional and behavioral problems. Results suggest that parents’ workaholism and work engagement are related to their child’s emotional and behavioral problems in opposite ways, whereby parents’ spillover and happiness mediate this relationship. These findings support the SCM and suggest that decreasing workaholism and improving work engagement may not only improve employees’ happiness, but also decrease their child’s emotional and behavioral problems.

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“…Among these factors, mothers' depression is especially harmful to children (55) because these mothers will not be able to meet the needs of their children. Likewise, the decrease in mother's patience, endurance, and energy following her grief reduces her parenting capacity and making it difficult for her to balance her personal grief and the needs of her children (56,57). Considering these points, Theraplay may help surviving siblings in several ways and reduce the symptoms of PG and PTSD.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Theraplay on Prolonged Grief and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Bereaved Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Preliminary Study

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Background: Death of any of siblings is an overwhelming, severe, and prolonged challenge in children development process and is a major risk factor for psychiatric disorders in childhood and later. Interventions for bereaved families following a child’s death have been examined over the last several decades. However, no effective treatment for bereavement siblings prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been found yet. Objectives: The study aimed at determining the effect of Theraplay on the symptoms of prolonged grief (PG) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in siblings of a deceased child with cancer. Methods: In this preliminary study, a multiple baseline single-subject design with a follow-up period was used. The statistical population included siblings and mothers of children aged 6-10 years who had been under treatment at Mahak Child Cancer Hospital and died 1or 2 years ago. From this population, 4 mother-child pairs were selected as the study sample by convenience sampling. Each mother-child pair participated in 15 Theraplay sessions once a week (45-minute section). Assessments were performed using the inventory of prolonged grief for children (IPG-C) and the University of California at Los Angeles Posttraumatic Stress disorder reaction index for DSM-5 (UCLA PTSD-RI) at baseline, intervention sessions and follow-up stages. Visual analysis of graphic displays of level, reliable change index (RCI) and clinical significance were used to analyze the data. Data analysis and drawing graphs were performed in Microsoft Excel 2016. Results: Results of visual and quantitative analysis of data showed that PG symptoms decreased in all 4 participants during the treatment and follow-up. Also, according to the results, Theraplay intervention significantly reduced PTSD in all participants. Conclusions: Theraplay appears to be effective in reducing PG and PTSD in bereaved siblings. However, the reduction rate varied in different subjects. According to the findings, Theraplay helped subjects accept grief and loss and this method can be used to help the mental health of other bereaved children.

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The Influence of Parent Distress and Parenting on Bereaved Siblings’ Externalizing Problems

Cited by 20 publications

References 44 publications

“It Changes Your Orbit”: The Impact of Suicide and Traumatic Death on Adolescents as Experienced by Adolescents and Parents

“It Changes Your Orbit”: The Impact of Suicide and Traumatic Death on Adolescents as Experienced by Adolescents and Parents

Workaholism, Work Engagement and Child Well-Being: A Test of the Spillover-Crossover Model

The Effect of Theraplay on Prolonged Grief and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Bereaved Siblings of Children with Cancer: A Preliminary Study

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