The well-being of bereaved parents in an only-child society

Yan, Wei; Jiang, Quanbao; Gietel‐Basten, Stuart

doi:10.1080/07481187.2015.1056563

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“…Parents who have lost their only child are vulnerable in their physical health, psychological health, economic situation, and social networks. They actively or passively self-exclude themselves from the outside world (Wei et al 2016 ).…”

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Can China afford rapid aging?

2016

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China’s rapid aging has caused widespread concern, but it seems that the situations and consequences of rapid aging are not adequately acknowledged. This study analyzed the problem of ageing in China from the aspects of elderly people’s health status, income source, daily care, suicide, the weak social security system in terms of pension, health expenses, and long-term care costs as well as incoming accelerating ageing process in China. All these factors indicate that it is difficult for China to afford the issue of a rapidly aging population.

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“…Bereaved parents are disadvantaged and vulnerable in terms of physical and psychological health, economic status and social networking. They may self-exclude from the outside world and form small groups and petition governments at various levels for a resolution of their dilemma as they are allowed by the state to have only one child (Wei, Jiang, & Gietel-Basten, 2016).…”

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Low fertility and concurrent birth control policy in China

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2016

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China's one-child policy, introduced in the late 1970s, has been in effect for over three decades. This article reviews China's low fertility rate and the implementation of this stringent birth control policy in the context of low fertility. First, China's fertility intention, behavior, and low fertility level trend are presented. Then, the official response to the low fertility level and the consequent misguided policy-making are investigated. Next, various obstacles to the abolishment of the strict birth control policy are discussed, including national leaders' authority, related family planning regulations and laws, the inertia of this basic state policy under the auspices of the common good, the displacement of the family planning systems, and the necessity for social maintenance fees to keep grassroots governments in operation. After discussing the recent reform of this birth control policy in 2013 and the subsequent results, the incentives for a universal two-child policy are elucidated. These include the official acknowledgment of low fertility, the effect of birth control policy on fertility decline, the reactions of the general public, the attitudes of grassroots family planning cadres, the appeal from scholars, international experiences, the merging of population and family planning commissions, and national leaders' attitudes. The paper concludes with an analysis of the cost of this birth control policy over the past decades.

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“…Additionally, compared with a prevalence of PGD of about 10% in general bereaved people ( Lundorff et al, 2017 ), the prevalence rate in shidu parents was 35.5% ( Zhou et al, 2020 ). Although grief intensity may vary over time, grief would not go away entirely throughout shidu parents’ whole life ( Wei et al, 2016 ; Simon et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…This social and cultural context may make it more difficult for shidu parents to cope with child-loss. Shidu parents would deliberately or passively end up in social isolation because of their child-death ( Wei et al, 2016 ). Some of them even quit their job, sell their house, and move to a different place.…”

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Grief and Posttraumatic Growth Among Chinese Bereaved Parents Who Lost Their Only Child: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Loss

Wen

Zhou

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Objective : Losing the only child is considered as the most severe kind of bereavement. It can trigger intense grief symptoms along with loss of psychosocial resources, but meanwhile, it can also lead to posttraumatic growth (PTG). The current study aimed to examine (a) whether a curvilinear relationship exists between grief and PTG and (b) the moderating role of resources-loss among Chinese bereaved parents who lost their only child (shidu parents). Methods : One hundred and ninety-nine shidu parents from five provinces completed the assessment packet covering prolonged grief symptoms and PTG, as well as resource loss. Hierarchical regression analyses were computed to examine the curvilinear relationship and the moderating effect of interpersonal loss and socio-economic loss. Results : There was no significant curvilinear relationship between grief and PTG in shidu parents. Under the high levels of interpersonal loss, shidu parents’ PTG scores decreased as the severity of grief increased. However, the socio-economic loss did not show a significant moderating effect. Conclusion : The results of the current study did not show a significant curvilinear relationship between grief and PTG in shidu parents. High levels of grief coupled with high levels of interpersonal loss may interfere with their ability to achieve PTG. Therefore, evaluating degrees of interpersonal loss seems to be an important part of the treatment process when working with shidu parents. To facilitate their adaptation from a positive perspective, helping them maintain existing or develop new interpersonal relationships may be helpful.

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The well-being of bereaved parents in an only-child society

Cited by 49 publications

References 20 publications

Can China afford rapid aging?

Can China afford rapid aging?

Low fertility and concurrent birth control policy in China

Grief and Posttraumatic Growth Among Chinese Bereaved Parents Who Lost Their Only Child: The Moderating Role of Interpersonal Loss

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