The Impact of Parental Death on Middle Aged Children.

Moss, Miriam S.; Moss, Sidney Z.

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ERIC Number: EJ283659

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Publication Date: 1983

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The Impact of Parental Death on Middle Aged Children.

Moss, Miriam S.; Moss, Sidney Z.

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v14 n1 p65-75 1983-84

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, Middle Aged Adults, Midlife Transitions, Parent Child Relationship, Social Cognition, State of the Art Reviews

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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