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Anxiety and vulnerability in parents following the death of an infant

DYREGROV, ATLE, MATTHIESEN, STIG BERGE·1987·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1987.tb00901.x
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Empirical data on the subjectively reported anxiety reactions of 117 parents who lost an infant at birth or daring the first year of life are presented. From a retrospective survey conducted 1 to 4 years after the death it was evident that parents experienced a great deal of anxiety following the death of their child. Parents who experienced a sudden death in the home reported the strongest anxiety, but other parents who lost their child in hospital at birth or thereafter also experienced strong anxiety. The anxiety for surviving children and later‐born children was extensive. In all areas mothers experienced more anxiety than fathers. More intense and longer grief in one's partner, the perceived lack of support from others, being older, and being a female were significantly correlated with anxiety. The results are interpreted as a confirmation that parents who lose their children experience a fundamental change in their beliefs about their family's future security. Better training of health personnel is required to secure an adequate follow up of families that lose a child.

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Authors
DYREGROV, A., & MATTHIESEN, S. B.
Affiliations
University of Bergen (NO)
Corresponding author
DYREGROV, ATLE
ORCID
DYREGROV, ATLE
Venue
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1987-03
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
16-25
ISSN
  • 0036-5564 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9450
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9450.1987.tb00901.x
OpenAlex
W2076204191
Cited by
58
References
36
Citations by year
2023: 7 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 7790 d)
Locations
  • Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords
infant death, parental anxiety, bereavement, sudden infant death syndrome, grief, surviving children, gender differences, perceived social support, health professions education
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Female, Fetal Death, Follow-Up Studies, Grief, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Pregnancy, Sudden Infant Death

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