TheImpact of Parental Death on Adolescents
Adams,J. (2012). UnderstandingGrieving Teenagers.Childbereavementuk.org.Retrieved 31 May 2016, from http://www.childbereavementuk.org
Theresearch exemplifies the effects of bereavement on teenagers.Notably, Adams acknowledges that there are apparently severe effectsof death on the life of teenagers as most adults may appreciate.Death unveils itself to this faction through channels such as music,technology, and media (Adams, 2012). Death from these channels isconsidered distant and has no significant impact on the life of theseteenagers. The author reviewed online resources such www.rd4u.org.ukto anchor his argument. The author observes that it is only when ateenager loses a close kin that it has a significant impact on theirlife.
Ayers,T., Wolchik, S., Sandler, I., Twohey, J., Weyer, J., &Padgett-Jones, S. et al. (2014). The Family Bereavement Program:Description of a Theory-based Prevention Program forParentally-Bereaved Children and Adolescents. OMEGA- Journal of Death And Dying,68(4),293-314.
Thearticle discusses an intervention to prevent and uphold pliability ofyouths who lose their parents. The intervention involves independentbut synchronized youth and caregiver programs formulated to modifyempirically-supported threats as well as protective elements. Theintervention considered active learning strategies where children andcaregivers set objectives for intended accomplishments forparticipating in the program and utilization of the skills to attainthe ends (Ayers et al., 2014). A randomized trial evaluation of theprogram exhibited positive results for children between eleven monthsand six years and caregivers in enhancing a varied range of risks andprotective factors under consideration.
Cas,A., Frankenberg, E., Suriastini, W., & Thomas, D. (2014). TheImpact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence from theIndian Ocean Tsunami. Demography,51(2),437-457.
Thearticle clarifies that understanding the impact of losing a parent onthe welfare of a child is complicated by other intervening factorsthat go unnoticed. Therefore, the study involved identifying theimpacts of the death of a parent on children’s wellbeing for theages between nine to seventeen years (Cas et al., 2014). The studyexamined cross population and longitudinal data from Aceh, Indonesia.The data considered was that for before and after 2004 Tsunami. Thestudy concludes that there are considerable harmful impacts of thephenomenon on older boys and girls five years down the line.
Cerniglia,L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., & Monniello, G. (2014). ParentalLoss During Childhood and Outcomes on Adolescents’ PsychologicalProfiles: A Longitudinal Study. CurrentPsychology,33(4),545-556.
Theauthors expound that the death of a parent has traumatic effects thatmight induce adoption and psychopathological difficulties for thedevelopment of a child. The study carried out assessed thepsychological functioning of a group of both pre-adolescents andadolescents. There is a consideration of the impact of losing asignificant caregiver on the psychological profiles of the twogroups. The research considered three groups that experienced loss ofa caregiver at different ages. The study found out that there is adecline in psychopathological risk as well as increase in subjectrating as they move from pre-adolescence to middle adolescence(Cerniglia et al., 2014).
Hussey,A., Kanjilal, D., & Nathan, A. (2014). Disruption in ParentalCo-habitation and its Effects on Short-Term, Medium-Term, andLong-Term Outcomes of Adolescents. JFam Econ Iss,37(1),58-74.
Theauthors explored the relationship between distraction of differentcategories of adolescent outcomes and the parental relationships overa given period. The study used data from Add Health to establish theimpacts of changing from living from two parents to one on differentelements of an adolescent between one year and fourteen years afterthe transformation (Hussey et al., 2014). The results indicated thatthere are short-term, mid-term and long-term adverse effects arisingfrom the change. For instance, adolescents residing with a singleparent exhibited low academic achievements.
Karakartal,D. (2012). Investigation of Bereavement Period Effects after Loss ofParents on Children and Adolescents Losing Their Parents.InternationalOnline Journal of Primary Education,1(1),1-21.
Thisstudy investigates how the bereavement time influences the educationprocess and judgment of kids and adolescents residing in NorthernCyprus that experience parental loss and how they handle the griefperiod. The investigation also explains how and who clarifies theloss to them and what school guidance services undertake after themourning period. The study achieves these objectives by employing aframework investigating how the loss of a parent bereavement periodreflects on the behavior of the two groups (Karakartal, 2012). Theresults show that children and adolescents think more and for alonger period than adults. Also, these people tend to suffer frompsychological problems in the future.
Keenan,A. (2014). Parental loss in early adolescence and its subsequentimpact on adolescent development. JournalOf Child Psychotherapy,40(1),20-35.
Theauthor describes the impacts of unresolved bereavement from the lossof a parent during early adolescence and consequent adolescentdevelopment. The study is conducted through reference to a particularcase study and then describes the emerging as well as overlappingthemes that relate to both mourning process and adolescentdevelopment. The study identifies adolescent tasks such asnegotiation from parents as the elements that complicate loss ofparent process at the development phase (Keenan, 2014).
McClatchey,I. & Wimmer, J. (2012). Healing Components of a Bereavement Camp:Children and Adolescents Give Voice to Their Experiences. OMEGA- Journal Of Death And Dying,65(1),11-32.
Thisstudy was carried out to establish the components of healing forchildren that participated in a bereavement camp. The investigationinvolved semi-structured interviews focusing on three to nine monthsafter the camp and considered nineteen children and thirteenguardians/ parents (McClatchey & Wimmer, 2012). The aim was toexplore the strategies that had more effects on the campers. Thefindings of the study revealed that bereavements camps are impactfuland fun. The counseling sessions provided for campers offered ahealing element for them.
Mueller,S., Baudoncq, R., & De Schryver, M. (2015). The effect ofparental loss on cognitive and affective interference in adolescentboys from a post-conflict region. JournalOf Adolescence,42,11-19.
Thisstudy immerses itself in discussing the traumatic stress as well asmental wellbeing in post-conflict areas. A test of seventy-two maleadolescents aged between 14 and 19 years in Northern Uganda is taken.52 of the participants still had parents while 20 had lost at leastone parent. The participants were required to complete a color namingand practical interference task and an addition of Opposite EmotionsTest (OET). The results showed that adolescents experiencing parentalloss exhibited a decline in performance over time (Mueller et al.,2015). The data also suggested that this group experienceddifficulties in maintaining performance in cognitive control.
Stikkelbroek,Y., Bodden, D., Reitz, E., Vollebergh, W., & van Baar, A. (2015).Mental health of adolescents before and after the death of a parentor sibling. EuropeanChild & Adolescent Psychiatry,25(1),49-59.
Althoughlosing a parent or sibling causes a mental health problem, it isstill unfamiliar if these problems are determined by pre-existingproblems, the pre-loss functioning of the family or multiple losses.Hence, this study assessed changes in mental health arising frombereavement. A large representative sample survey involving afour-wave cohort of Dutch adolescents was conducted. In this study,adolescents who had experienced family bereavement developedinternalizing problems after two years (Stikkelbroek et al., 2015).
References
Adams,J. (2012). UnderstandingGrieving Teenagers.Childbereavementuk.org.Retrieved 31 May 2016, from http://www.childbereavementuk.org
Ayers,T., Wolchik, S., Sandler, I., Twohey, J., Weyer, J., &Padgett-Jones, S. et al. (2014). The Family Bereavement Program:Description of a Theory-based Prevention Program forParentally-Bereaved Children and Adolescents. OMEGA- Journal of Death And Dying,68(4),293-314.
Cas,A., Frankenberg, E., Suriastini, W., & Thomas, D. (2014). TheImpact of Parental Death on Child Well-being: Evidence from theIndian Ocean Tsunami. Demography,51(2),437-457.
Cerniglia,L., Cimino, S., Ballarotto, G., & Monniello, G. (2014). ParentalLoss During Childhood and Outcomes on Adolescents’ PsychologicalProfiles: A Longitudinal Study. CurrentPsychology,33(4),545-556.
Hussey,A., Kanjilal, D., & Nathan, A. (2014). Disruption in ParentalCo-habitation and its Effects on Short-Term, Medium-Term, andLong-Term Outcomes of Adolescents. JFam Econ Iss,37(1),58-74.
Karakartal,D. (2012). Investigation of Bereavement Period Effects After Loss OfParents On Children And Adolescents Losing Their Parents.InternationalOnline Journal of Primary Education,1(1),1-21.
Keenan,A. (2014). Parental loss in early adolescence and its subsequentimpact on adolescent development. JournalOf Child Psychotherapy,40(1),20-35.
McClatchey,I. & Wimmer, J. (2012). Healing Components of a Bereavement Camp:Children and Adolescents Give Voice to Their Experiences. OMEGA- Journal of Death and Dying,65(1),11-32.
Mueller,S., Baudoncq, R., & De Schryver, M. (2015). The effect ofparental loss on cognitive and affective interference in adolescentboys from a post-conflict region. JournalOf Adolescence,42,11-19.
Stikkelbroek,Y., Bodden, D., Reitz, E., Vollebergh, W., & van Baar, A. (2015).Mental health of adolescents before and after the death of a parentor sibling. EuropeanChild & Adolescent Psychiatry,25(1),49-59.