Adolescents' experiences with uxoricide.
Adolescents' experiences with uxoricide.
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DOI：
10.1177/1078390311401025
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发表时间：
2011-03-01
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2
通讯作者：
Thompson, Mary E
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作者：
Steeves, Richard H;Parker, Barbara;Thompson, Mary E
本研究的目的是描述青少年时期因父母杀人或他杀/自杀而失去父母一方或双方的个体的经历。参与者（N = 34）在死亡时年龄在12至19岁之间，在访谈时年龄在29至64岁之间。参与者接受了两次采访，并被要求讲述他们的生活故事。在解释学现象学传统中，使用逐步发展类别的过程来分析数据，然后是单一的复杂主题。参与者童年的常见类别包括自杀前后的虐待和对杀人的生动记忆。成年后，大多数参与者报告在亲密关系、法律问题和药物使用方面存在困难。诚信是这些参与者的首要主题。在那些把谋杀案的故事融入成年生活的人当中，有些人认为自己做得很好，而另一些人则不然。一些参与者把这个事件孤立起来，认为他们做得很好。这些发现受到便利样本的限制，但提供了青少年时期经历过自杀的个人生活的丰富画像。如果个人报告说他们已经孤立了杀虫行为，而不是将其融入到他们的成年生活中，医生可能会被建议谨慎行事。没有证据支持哪一种立场更可取。
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of individuals who survived the loss of one or both parents through parental homicide or homicide/suicide as adolescents. Participants (N = 34) were aged between 12 and 19 years at the time of the death and were aged between 29 and 64 years at the time of the interview. Participants were interviewed twice and asked to tell the story of their lives. Data were analyzed in the hermeneutic phenomenological tradition using a stepwise process of developing categories and then a single complex theme. Common categories of participants' childhoods included abuse both before and after the uxoricide and vivid memories of the homicide. As adults, most participants reported difficulties with intimate relationships, legal problems, and substance use. Integrity was an overarching theme for these participants. Among those who had integrated the story of the homicide into their adult lives, some believed that they were doing well whereas others did not. Some participants had isolated the event and considered that they were doing well as a result. These findings are limited by the convenience sample but offer a rich portrait of the lives of individuals who experienced uxoricide as adolescents. Clinicians might be advised to tread carefully if individuals report that they have isolated rather than integrated the uxoricide into their adult lives. No evidence exists in support that either stance is preferable.