Pathways to lifespan health following childhood parental death

Luecken, Linda J.; Roubinov, Danielle S.

doi:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00422.x

Cited by 104Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthChild Abuse and TraumaChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Pathways to lifespan health following childhood parental death

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Luecken, Linda J., Roubinov, Danielle S.·2012·Social and Personality Psychology Compass

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The death of a parent is a profoundly stressful form of childhood adversity, increasing the short- and long-term risk of mental health problems. Emerging research suggests it may also disrupt biological regulatory systems and increase the risk of long-term physical health problems. This article presents a theoretical framework of the process by which the experience of parental death during childhood may influence mental and physical health outcomes over time. Drawing from a broad literature on adaptation following childhood parental loss, we focus on risk and protective factors in the childhood environment that are theoretically and empirically linked to emotional and biological regulatory responses to stress later in life, the effects of which may accumulate to impact long-term health.

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Authors: Luecken, L. J., & Roubinov, D. S.
Affiliations: Arizona State University (US)
ORCID: Luecken, Linda J.
Roubinov, Danielle S.
Venue: Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012-03
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: 243-257
ISSN: 1751-9004 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2011.00422.x
PMC: PMC3613285
OpenAlex: W1934267852
Cited by: 104
References: 123
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2
FWCI: 4.00
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
europepmc.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 1 d)
Locations: Social and Personality Psychology Compass (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH049155)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: parental death, childhood adversity, lifespan health, mental health outcomes, physical health outcomes, stress regulation, risk and protective factors, cumulative risk

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