Bereaved parents' use of individual, family, and community resources 4 to 60 months after a child's violent death.
We recruited a community-based sample of 261 parents bereaved by the violent deaths of their 12- to 28-year-old children. Parents were observed over time, and data were collected from several sources. The findings showed that of six individual, family, and community resources examined, none of the resources seemed to improve parents' outcomes either 1 or 5 years later. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Murphy
Shirley A
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Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Johnson
L Clark
LC
Lohan
Janet
J
Tapper
Viva J
VJ
D000059:Accidents; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012944:Social Support; D012946:Social Welfare; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors