title: Losing a Grandchild: The Mourning Experience of Grandparents in Israel.
abstract: The rise in life expectancy has placed grandparents at higher risk to experience losing a grandchild. The authors examined the ways grandparents experience the loss of a grandchild. Twelve grandparents were interviewed based on an interview guide and phenomenologically analyzed. Three main themes were found: the loss as a personal turning point; the significance of the ongoing relationships with the deceased; and the impact on one's beliefs and attitudes. The loss of a grandchild is characterized by a complex tension between two inter-related forces of distancing and becoming closer to the grandchild and his or her parent.
authors: a Department of Gerontology , University of Haifa , Haifa , Israel.
authors: Kobi
authors: K
authors: Tourjeman
authors: Israel
authors: I
authors: Doron
authors: Miri
authors: M
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D000066502:Grandparents / Q000523:psychology*; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male