The present review on dyadic coping (DC) aims at providing a critical integration of both the
conceptual and empirical DC literature and overcoming the limitations of past reviews by (a) …

Background Losing a child tragically impacts the well-being and functioning of parents. With
these effects extending beyond emotional, physical morbidity and compromising self …

Coping with stress has historically been viewed as an individual phenomenon. Specifically,
psychodynamic theories focusing on the regulation of intrapsychic conflicts, stimulus …

OBJECTIVE: We systematically reviewed the literature to characterize the grief and
bereavement experiences of fathers after the death of a child. DATA SOURCES: We …

Background Parents facing the death of their child have a strong need for compassionate
professional support. Care services should be based on empirical evidence, be sensitive to …

When a child dies, the parents must address the changes in their relationship as well as the
way that these changes affect their individual adjustment. These two perspectives are …

Dyadic coping (DC), how couples cope together to deal with a stressor like chronic illness,
has received increased attention over the last three decades. The aim of the current study …

The association between dyadic coping and adjustment to cancer has been well-
established. However, a significant gap in the literature is the understanding of how the life …

This study aims to synthesize qualitative evidence about the bereavement experience of
parents following the death of a child due to cancer. A qualitative metasynthesis was …

Background Societal attitudes about end-of-life events are at odds with how, where, and
when children die. In addition, parents' ideas about what constitutes a “good death” in a …