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Peer reviewedMoss, Miriam S.; Moss, Sidney Z. – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1983
Examined the impact of the loss of a parent on middle-aged children. A lifelong process of anticipatory orphanhood is suggested as helping to prepare for the impact of a parent's death. Reaction involves the dialectic between the persistence and breaking of the bond and between finitude and personal growth. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Grief
