title: Dyadic coping of parents after the death of a child.
abstract: This article explores the grief process of parents following the death of a child due to a life-limiting illness, putting particular focus on dyadic coping. Participants included 46 married parents (23 couples). A mixed-methods design was used with in-depth interviews and standardized questionnaires. All parents were interviewed separately. Aspects of common dyadic coping (e.g., sharing emotions or maintaining bonds to the child) helped them work through their grief as a couple but also individually. The authors conclude that dyadic coping plays an important role in grief work and adjustment to bereavement.
authors.affiliation: a Pediatric Palliative Care , University Children's Hospital Zurich , Zurich , Switzerland.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bergstraesser
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inglin
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hornung
authors.forename: Markus A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Landolt
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003643:Death; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland