The Response of Children to the Dying and Death of a Sibling.

Birenbaum, Linda K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ408230

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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The Response of Children to the Dying and Death of a Sibling.

Birenbaum, Linda K.; And Others

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, v20 n3 p213-28 1989-90

Investigated behavioral adjustment of 61 children (ages 4-16) during terminal illness and first year following sibling's death from cancer. Collected data from parents and teachers using Child Behavior Checklist. Results indicated that bereaved siblings demonstrated significantly higher levels of behavior problems and significantly lower social competence in comparison to normal children. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Bereavement, Cancer, Children, Death, Grief, Interpersonal Competence, Responses, Siblings, Terminal Illness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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