Bereaved parenting, a role that entails parenting surviving children after experiencing the
death of a child, is a unique but understudied phenomenon within bereavement research …

Losing an only child affects the mental health of many older adults in China, placing them at
a higher risk of loneliness. However, few studies explore the long-term effects of losing an …

A child's death is a traumatic experience that profoundly impacts parents' psychological,
physical, and social wellbeing. The literature describes gender differences in grief response …

Objective This is the first known study which examines the evolutionary nature of spousal
interaction patterns among Asian parents of children with chronic life-threatening illness …

Family relations are essential for the bereaved in terms of healing and adjusting to life,
especially after experiencing a traumatic death. Although 500 000 people die in drug-related …

Despite the challenging context of grieving for the death of a child, evidence shows that it is
possible for parents to manage and preserve their relationship. The aim of this study was to …

This paper explores the parental grief process for married couples who have lost a child and
the relationship challenges to cope with the loss. The death of a child is a shared experience …

This study compared reports of parental life experiences from bereaved parents at two and
five years after the death of their adolescent children due to the sinking of the Sewol Ferry in …

Parents experience lasting psychological distress after a child's death from cancer. Limited
evidence exists regarding difficult life events, duration of psychosocial impacts, and …

Studies involving parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reported
negative relationship outcomes for some couples and positive for others, indicating the need …