Caregivers' positive emotional expression and children's psychological functioning after parental loss.
Caregivers' positive emotional expression and children's psychological functioning after parental loss.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10826-017-0835-0
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发表时间：
2017-12
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Edelstein RS
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作者：
Wardecker BM;Kaplow JB;Layne CM;Edelstein RS
亲人的死亡，特别是父母的死亡，被认为不仅是最常见的，而且是青年人一生中可能经历的最令人痛苦的逆境。幸存的照顾者与他们的孩子的沟通可能在塑造丧亲儿童的心理功能方面发挥关键作用。然而，很少有研究检查了具体内容（例如，词的使用）的照顾者的口头沟通作为一个预测的心理功能在失去亲人的青年。我们以39名失去父母的儿童及其幸存的照顾者为样本，调查了照顾者使用积极情绪词语的频率（例如，“爱”，“快乐”，“希望”）与儿童的心理功能和应对有关。在一项横断面分析中，我们专门研究了这些关联是否受到孩子失去父母后所过时间的影响。语言调查和字数统计程序（LIWC）被用来编码和评估的百分比，积极情绪的话照顾者在讨论中使用。当照顾者使用更多的积极情绪的话，儿童不太可能经历抑郁，焦虑和回避应对。这些关联存在于研究前至少105天经历过失去父母的儿童中。我们的研究结果对照顾者如何支持他们的孩子并帮助减轻失去父母后的心理困扰具有影响。
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. Our findings have implications for how caregivers can support their children and help to alleviate psychological distress in the aftermath of parental loss.
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发表时间：
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影响因子：
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