The role of ritual in children's bereavement
The role of ritual in children's bereavement
复制标题
DOI：
10.2190/mc87-gqmc-vcdv-ul3u
复制
发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
2
通讯作者：
Weller, RA
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Fristad, MA;Cerel, J;Weller, RA
从社区中招募了318名5-17岁的失去父母的儿童及其幸存的父母，在父母死亡后1个月、6个月、13个月和25个月对他们参加葬礼相关仪式和死亡后的适应进行了访谈。几乎所有的孩子都参加了父母的探视、葬礼和葬礼。那些来自没有这种仪式的家庭的孩子随着时间的推移情况就不那么好了。在仪式上报告内化或外化行为的儿童更有可能在死后的头两年经历一些增加的问题。在仪式中退缩或安静的孩子比在这些仪式中表现出来的孩子有更少的后续问题。一年和两年后，探视出勤率与更好的结果相关。仪式的象征意义（例如，播放最喜欢的歌曲）常常给幸存儿童带来安慰。火葬似乎对儿童的结局没有任何负面影响。
Three hundred and eighteen parent-bereaved children aged 5-17 recruited from the community and their surviving parents were interviewed at 1, 6, 13, and 25 months post-parental death about their participation in funeral related rituals and subsequent adjustment following the death. Nearly all the children attended their parent's visitation, funeral, and burial. Children from families who did not have such rituals fare less well over time. Children who reported internalizing or externalizing behavior at rituals were more likely to experience some increased problems in the first two years post-death. Children who were withdrawn or quiet during the rituals had fewer subsequent problems than children who acted out during these rituals. Visitation attendance was associated with better outcome one and two years later. The symbolism of rituals (e.g., playing a favorite song) often brings comfort to child survivors. Cremation does not appear to have any negative effect on children's outcome.