TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping and grief symptoms after parental loss in adolescence - a nationwide follow-up study
AU - Schaadt, Anne Sophie
AU - Bidstrup, Pernille Envold
AU - Dall, Ida Cathrine
AU - Rosthøj, Susanne
AU - Karlsen, Randi Valbjørn
AU - Guldin, Mai Britt
AU - Søholm, Amalie
AU - Karstoft, Karen Inge
AU - Dalton, Susanne Oksbjerg
AU - Høeg, Beverley Lim
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Knowledge about effective coping strategies is important to support bereaved adolescents who have lost a parent. We used data on 104 bereaved adolescents (13–17 years) from the FALCON nationwide questionnaire study of parentally bereaved families. We examined associations between adolescents’ control-oriented and escape-oriented coping strategies (KidCOPE scale) approximately two months after loss and grief symptoms (PG-13 scale) at six months follow-up. We also examined associations between the perceived efficacy of each coping strategy at baseline and grief symptoms at six months. The use of escape-oriented coping (e.g., distraction, self-criticism and social withdrawal) was associated with higher grief symptoms at six months follow-up (β = 0.4, 95% CI 0.1–0.9, p = 0.02), but no associations were found for control-oriented coping or perceived coping efficacy. Finding alternatives to the use of escape-oriented coping strategies may be an important part of grief interventions for bereaved adolescents.
AB - Knowledge about effective coping strategies is important to support bereaved adolescents who have lost a parent. We used data on 104 bereaved adolescents (13–17 years) from the FALCON nationwide questionnaire study of parentally bereaved families. We examined associations between adolescents’ control-oriented and escape-oriented coping strategies (KidCOPE scale) approximately two months after loss and grief symptoms (PG-13 scale) at six months follow-up. We also examined associations between the perceived efficacy of each coping strategy at baseline and grief symptoms at six months. The use of escape-oriented coping (e.g., distraction, self-criticism and social withdrawal) was associated with higher grief symptoms at six months follow-up (β = 0.4, 95% CI 0.1–0.9, p = 0.02), but no associations were found for control-oriented coping or perceived coping efficacy. Finding alternatives to the use of escape-oriented coping strategies may be an important part of grief interventions for bereaved adolescents.
U2 - 10.1080/07481187.2024.2370464
DO - 10.1080/07481187.2024.2370464
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38941174
AN - SCOPUS:85197378410
JO - Death Studies
JF - Death Studies
SN - 0748-1187
ER -