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Journal of Child and Family Studies
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18-07-2017 | Original Paper

Caregivers’ Positive Emotional Expression and Children’s Psychological Functioning after Parental Loss

Auteurs: Britney M. Wardecker, Julie B. Kaplow, Christopher M. Layne, Robin S. Edelstein

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 12/2017

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Abstract

The death of a loved one, particularly a parent, has been identified as not only the most common, but also the most distressing form of adversity youth may experience in their lifetime. Surviving caregivers’ communication with their children may play a critical role in shaping bereaved children’s psychological functioning. However, few studies have examined the specific content (e.g., word usage) of caregivers’ verbal communication as a predictor of psychological functioning in bereaved youth. In a sample of 39 parentally-bereaved children and their surviving caregivers, we investigated whether the frequency of caregivers’ use of positive emotion words (e.g., “love”, “happy”, “hope”) during a reminiscing task about the deceased was associated with children’s psychological functioning and coping. In a cross-sectional analysis, we specifically examined whether these associations were moderated by the amount of time passed since children lost their parents. The Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count Program (LIWC) was used to code and evaluate the percentage of positive emotion words caregivers used during the discussion. When caregivers used more positive emotion words, children were less likely to experience depression, anxiety, and avoidant coping. Those associations were present for children who had experienced parental loss at least 105 days prior to the study.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Caregivers’ Positive Emotional Expression and Children’s Psychological Functioning after Parental Loss
Auteurs
Britney M. Wardecker
Julie B. Kaplow
Christopher M. Layne
Robin S. Edelstein
Publicatiedatum
18-07-2017
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 12/2017
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0835-0

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