학술논문

Parental Perceptions of Surviving Sibling Grief Responses to an Adolescent's Violent and Sudden Death by the Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea.
Document Type
Article
Source
Omega: Journal of Death & Dying; Aug2020, Vol. 81 Issue 3, p454-474, 21p, 2 Charts
Subject
Behavior modification
Siblings
Content analysis
Grief
Parent-child relationships
School environment
Qualitative research
Parent attitudes
Disasters & psychology
Bereavement
Interviewing
Social adjustment
Social change
Sudden death
Empirical research
Psychosocial factors
South Korea
Language
ISSN
00302228
Abstract
The aim of this study was to provide empirical descriptions of responses to the death of a sibling to the sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea. 16 bereaved parents are interviewed regarding their surviving children's grief responses at approximately 2 years after the death. The surviving siblings described by the bereaved parents are 14 in total, including 8 teens in their 10s and 4 young adults in their 20s. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a qualitative content analysis method. The following themes emerged: (a) negative behavioral changes, (b) expressions of grief, (c) change in relationship with parents, (d) school adjustment problems, and (e) social changes. Unique aspects of the grief responses among the surviving siblings in this study are noted. Discussions and implications are provided based on the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]