title: Childhood bereavement after the death of a sibling.
abstract: The article describes a study designed to explore the processes of sibling bereavement and to compare children's impressions with those of their parents. The Institute of Medicine model was used as a sensitizing framework for the study. Constant comparative technique was used to analyze data from a pilot study of 18 bereaved siblings aged 4 to 23 years. Sadness was the most common reaction after sibling death. Mothers were most often cited as being helpful; friends and fathers were also helpful. People who were not actively supportive were not helpful. Many children described feeling protective of their parents, and several children described personal growth.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Mahon
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Page
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012801:Sibling Relations