Academic Journal
DEATH ANXIETY AND PERSONAL GROWTH IN ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH OF A GRANDPARENT
| العنوان: | DEATH ANXIETY AND PERSONAL GROWTH IN ADOLESCENTS EXPERIENCING THE DEATH OF A GRANDPARENT |
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| المؤلفون: | Carla Ens, John B. Bond, C. Ens, J. B. Bond |
| المساهمون: | The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| المصدر: | http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/media/bond_2.pdf. |
| سنة النشر: | 2004 |
| المجموعة: | CiteSeerX |
| الوصف: | Relationships between bereavement following the death of a grandparent and adolescent death anxiety levels were examined using Hogan’s Inventory of Bereavement and the revised Death Anxiety Scale within private schools. Of the 226 adolescent respondents (aged 11–18) who completed questionnaires, 124 had experienced the death of a grandparent. The regression model indicated that grief due to bereavement was found to be significantly associated with death anxiety. The factors of personal growth, gender, time since death, and numbers of deaths experienced were not found to be significant predictors within the model. The findings encourage further exploration into the nature of the grandparent– adolescent relationship as well as the impact of type of death experienced. The relationship that develops between an adolescent and a grandparent can be as varied as the individuals themselves. Adolescence, between the ages 11 to 18, is a time of newly emerging developmental capacities where a major task is to resolve the psychosocial crisis of identity versus role confusion (Erikson, 1968). A grandparent, firmly entrenched in adulthood, may be more concerned with establishing and guiding the next generation, participating in society, and working toward goals beyond one’s own immediate needs. Although familial interactions and obligations are thought to occur primarily in the nuclear family, the two generations may play important roles in each other’s lives. On the one hand, factors such as the adolescent’s reliance on peers for advice or lack of contact may sever the intergenerational relationship. Yet |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.379.921; http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/media/bond_2.pdf |
| الاتاحة: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.379.921 http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/media/bond_2.pdf |
| Rights: | Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.2A84FB70 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |