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Church Attendance, Religious Affiliation and Parental Responses to Sudden Infant Death, Neonatal Death and Stillbirth

Thearle, M. J., Vance, J. C., Najman, J. M., Embelton, G., Foster, W. J.·1995·OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
DOI 10.2190/baxy-48au-petw-4mq3
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There is an association between religion and health: those who are religious have healthier life-styles resulting in less physical illness and improved longevity. Some evidence shows that there may be a beneficial association between religion and psychological well-being. With bereavement, some may “turn to God” while others “turn away from God”; this occurrence may be reflected in their church attendance. In a prospective study, families who had experienced death from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Neonatal Death, or Stillbirth were compared for anxiety, depression, and church attendance with control families who had not experienced such bereavement A traditionally held belief that religion offers consolation for the grief of bereavement and that the bereaved “turn to God” as reflected in church attendance was not confirmed. There is the suggestion that the bereaved who attend church regularly have less anxiety and depression compared with the irregular or non-church attenders.

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  • Thearle et al. found significantly more anxiety symptoms in both mothers and fathers than in controls.

    “Thearle et al. [4] found significantly more symptoms in both mothers and fathers than in controls.”

    From Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD after stillbirth: a systematic review (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

  • Seven of the depression studies included a control group of parents with live births; three were retrospective cohort studies, one was cross-sectional, one was a prospective case-control study, and two were longitudinal case-control studies.

    “Seven of these studies included a control group of parents with live births; three were retrospective cohort studies [38–40], one study utilized a cross-sectional design [35], and one investigation applied a prospective case-control design [4]. The remaining two studies were longitudinal case-control studies [2, 5].”

    From Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD after stillbirth: a systematic review (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

  • Six of the anxiety studies included a control group; two were retrospective cohort studies, one was cross-sectional, one was a case-control study, and two were longitudinal case-control studies.

    “Six of these studies included a control group; two were retrospective cohort studies [35, 38], one utilized a cross-sectional design [36], and one applied a case-control design [4]. The remaining two were longitudinal case-control studies [2, 5].”

    From Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD after stillbirth: a systematic review (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

  • Mothers reported more symptoms of anxiety than fathers.

    “However, mothers reported more symptoms of anxiety than fathers [4].”

    From Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD after stillbirth: a systematic review (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

  • Thearle et al. found significantly more symptoms of depression in both mothers and fathers compared to those in matched control groups.

    “Thearle et al. [4] found significantly more symptoms of depression in both mothers and fathers compared to those in matched control groups.”

    From Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and OCD after stillbirth: a systematic review (2021) · cites this paper as [4]

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Authors
Thearle, M. J., Vance, J. C., Najman, J. M., Embelton, G., & Foster, W. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Queensland University of Technology (AU)
  • Australian Catholic University (AU)
ORCID
Najman, J. M.
Venue
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1995-08
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
51-58
ISSN
  • 0030-2228 (ISSN-L)
  • 1541-3764
DOI
10.2190/baxy-48au-petw-4mq3
OpenAlex
W2034172910
Cited by
46
References
14
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (publishedVersion)
  • DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
Keywords
church attendance, religious affiliation, sudden infant death syndrome, neonatal death, stillbirth, bereavement, grief, anxiety, depression, parental bereavement

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