Posttraumatic growth in bereaved parents

Engelkemeyer, Sean M.; Marwit, Samuel J.

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“…Buchi et al (2007) found a positive association between grief and growth scores, when the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores were controlled. In a hierarchical multiple regression analysis, Engelkemeyer and Marwit (2008) found that grief intensity accounted for only 4% of the variance of post-traumatic growth scores in their study. Gerrish et al (2014) reported that women who experience high, but not overwhelming, levels of grief also experienced more growth.…”

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“…They suggested that, potentially, individuals who had chosen to engage in support networks may not be representative of fathers who do not chose to engage in social support networks (Polatinsky & Esprey, 2000). Similarly, some authors reported that PTGI scores (Engelkemeyer & Marwit, 2008) or reports of benefit-finding (Bogensperger & Lueger-Schuster, 2014) did not differ between mothers and fathers.…”

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“…Moore and colleagues (2015) suggested that their participants’ scores of growth were lower than expected and proposed that this may have been due to their study including only parents bereaved within the previous two years, and that perhaps that was a barrier for them in measuring growth. Engelkemeyer and Marwit’s (2008) study found that time since death of child significantly predicted PTGI scores and accounted for 8% of the variance.…”

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“…Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self-Measure (PRISM). Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).Engelkemeyer and Marwit (2008)QuantativeUSACaucasian (97%)Christian (52%)Catholic (27%)Jewish (7%)Other (14%)111Gender not reportedMarried (72%)Widowed (10%)Divorced (15%)Single (3%)Homicide (41)Accident (35)Illness (35) M = 15 years SD = 7.5Range = 1–372 months (months)Mean = 84.3 months SD = 89.9 monthsPTGI. World Assumptions Scale.Revised Grief Experiences Inventory.Gerrish and Bailey (2012)Case studyNot reportedNot reported1 FemaleMarriedLeukaemiaNot reported6 yearsBiographical Grid Method (BGM).Gerrish et al (2010)Case studiesNot reportedCaucasian (100%)2 FemalesMarried (100%)Cancer9 & 22 years7 years & 5 yearsBGM.…”

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What aspects of post-traumatic growth are experienced by bereaved parents? A systematic review

Waugh

Kiemle

Slade

2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: The death of a child of any age can be traumatic and can leave bereaved parents experiencing negative psychological outcomes. Recent research has shown the potential utility for understanding more about the development of post-traumatic growth following bereavement.Objective: This paper sought to identify the aspects of post-traumatic growth experienced by bereaved parents and the factors that may be involved in facilitating or preventing post-traumatic growth.Methods: A systematic search of peer-reviewed articles with a primary focus on positive personal growth in bereaved parents was conducted. Thirteen articles met the inclusion criteria, and were analysed and synthesized according to common and divergent themes.Results: Bereaved parents were able to experience elements of growth proposed by the post-traumatic growth model (changes in self-perception, relationships, new possibilities, appreciation of life and existential views). The papers also indicated that (1) mothers appeared to experience more growth than fathers, (2) cultural variation may impact on some participants’ experience of growth, and (3) participants were able to identify growth only once some time had passed. Potential facilitators of post-traumatic growth involved making meaning, keeping ongoing bonds with the child, being with bereaved families, and family and personal characteristics. Social networks were identified as having the potential to be either a facilitator or a barrier to growth.Conclusions: In addition to experiencing grief, bereaved parents may experience aspects of post-traumatic growth, and a variety of factors have been identified as potential facilitators and barriers of these changes. The findings may have implications for support services (e.g. expert-by-experience services).

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What aspects of post-traumatic growth are experienced by bereaved parents? A systematic review

Waugh

Kiemle

Slade

2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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“…There is evidence that some individuals experience post-traumatic growth following bereavement (Engelkemeyer & Marwit, 2008; Gamino, Sewell, & Easterling, 2000; Michael & Cooper, 2013). Importantly, Calhoun, Tedeschi, Cann, and Hanks (2010) emphasize that post-traumatic growth in the context of grief occurs from the struggle with bereavement, and that it would be a gross misinterpretation to suggest that focusing on growth minimizes the importance of attending to coexisting negative reactions.…”

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Understanding mothers’ experiences of positive changes after neonatal death

Waugh

Kiemle

Slade

2018

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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Background: The death of a neonatal baby has the potential for parents to experience many negative outcomes. Post traumatic growth describes positive personal change from the struggle with a traumatic event. This has not been explored in this context.Objective: This study sought to understand the experiences of mothers whose neonatal baby had died; in particular, whether mothers were able to experience any positive changes in their lives since the death of their baby. The study also sought to explore what factors may have facilitated or prevented these changes.Method: Ten mothers were recruited, whose baby had died in the neonatal period between two and 10 years previously. Mothers completed semi-structured, one-to-one interviews. Interview transcripts were analysed using Template Analysis.Results: Despite ongoing sadness, mothers recognized positive personal changes in their self-perception, relationships and life philosophy which were consistent with the post-traumatic growth model. Mothers also identified facilitators and barriers to these changes which were categorized into five themes: ‘Person-centred care’, ‘making sense’, ‘personal coping strategies’, ‘learning to live with it’ and ‘identity’.Conclusions: This study identified that the mothers made a conscious personal decision to cope with their experience. This is a unique finding which requires further exploration. Facilitators and barriers of growth both occurred as elements within the same five themes, indicating that all identified domains before and after the death have the potential to facilitate or to prevent personal growth. Importantly, these findings indicate that person-centred services, which are responsive to individual needs at all stages, are vital when providing maternity care in the context of loss.

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Posttraumatic growth in bereaved parents

Cited by 116 publications

References 17 publications

What aspects of post-traumatic growth are experienced by bereaved parents? A systematic review

What aspects of post-traumatic growth are experienced by bereaved parents? A systematic review

Understanding mothers’ experiences of positive changes after neonatal death

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