Family Communication and Psychological Health in Children and Adolescents Following a Parent's Death From Cancer

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作者
Weber, Megan [1 ]
Alvariza, Anette [1 ,2 ]
Kreicbergs, Ulrika [1 ,3 ]
Sveen, Josefin [1 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Ersta Skondal Bracke Univ Coll, Dept Caring Sci, Palliat Res Ctr, Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Dalen Hosp, Capio Palliat Care, Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Karolinska Inst, Dept Women & Childs Hlth, Stockholm, Sweden
[4] Uppsala Univ, Dept Neurosci, Psychiat, Uppsala, Sweden
关键词
childhood bereavement; family communication; internalizing problems; externalizing problems; prolonged grief; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; PROLONGED GRIEF; SWEDISH VERSION; STRENGTHS; SYMPTOMS;
D O I
10.1177/0030222819859965
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Parentally bereaved children and adolescents are at risk of developing psychological health problems. Evidence for a correlation between communication and broad measures of psychological health exists in other populations. The aim of this study was to examine associations between family communication and specific aspects of psychological health for children and adolescents following a parent's death from cancer using parent-proxy and adolescent self-reports. Parent-proxy reports for children and adolescents, and adolescent self-reports for Parent-Adolescent Communication, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and Prolonged Grief-13 child were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Spearman's correlation. Parents rated communication as moderate in quality and reported good psychological health for children and adolescents. Adolescent self-reports indicated low-quality communication with their parent and poor psychological health. Significant associations between Parent-Adolescent Communication subscales and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire subscales were found for each group. Prolonged grief was associated with emotional problems but not communication for all three groups.
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页码:630 / 648
页数:19
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