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Death Awareness, Maternal Separation Anxiety, and Attachment Style among First-Time Mothers--A Terror Management Perspective
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Taubman-Ben-Ari, Orit; Katz-Ben-Ami, Liat – Death Studies, 2008
Two studies explored the interplay between death awareness, attachment style, and maternal separation anxiety among first-time mothers of infants aged 3-12 months. In Study 1 (N = 60), a higher accessibility of death-related thoughts was found following induction of thoughts about separation from the infant. In Study 2 (N = 100), a mortality…
Descriptors: Mothers, Attachment Behavior, Separation Anxiety, Death
Psychiatric Symptoms in Bereaved versus Nonbereaved Youth and Young Adults: A Longitudinal Epidemiological Study
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Kaplow, Julie B.; Saunders, Jessica; Angold, Adrian; Costello, E. Jane – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: To examine potential differences in psychiatric symptoms between parent-bereaved youth (N = 172), youth who experienced the death of another relative (N = 815), and nonbereaved youth (N = 235), aged 11 to 21 years, above and beyond antecedent environmental and individual risk factors. Method: Sociodemographics, family composition, and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mental Disorders, Young Adults, Depression (Psychology)
Intercountry Adoption: Helping a Young Child Deal with Loss.
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French, Glenda – Child Welfare, 1986
Details the author's experiences in helping her adopted four-year-old daughter from Bangladesh cope with the loss of her biological family and her adjustment to a new culture, and offers suggestions for professionals and parents helping young children make similar adjustments. (HOD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Adopted Children, Attachment Behavior