Long-Term Effects of the Family Bereavement Program on Multiple Indicators of Grief in Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents
In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Jg. 78 (2010-04-01), Heft 2, S. 131-143
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Objectives: This article reports on results from a randomized experimental trial of the effects of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP) on multiple measures of grief experienced by parentally bereaved children and adolescents over a 6-year period. Method: Participants were 244 youths (ages 8-16, mean age = 11.4 years) from 156 families that had experienced the death of a parent. The sample consisted of 53% boys and 47% girls; ethnicity was 67% non-Hispanic White and 33% ethnic minority. Families were randomly assigned to the FBP (N = 135) or a literature control condition (N = 109). Two grief measures, the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief and the Intrusive Grief Thoughts Scale (IGTS) were administered at 4 times over 6 years: pretest, posttest, and 11-month and 6-year follow-ups. A 3rd measure, an adaptation of the Inventory of Traumatic Grief (ITG) was administered only at the 6-year follow-up. Results: Compared with the control group, the FBP group showed a greater reduction in their level of problematic grief (IGTS) at posttest and 6-year follow-up and in the percentage at clinical levels of problematic grief at the posttest. The FBP also reduced scores on a dimension of the ITG, Social Detachment/Insecurity, at 6-year follow-up for 3 subgroups: those who experienced lower levels of grief at program entry, older youths, and boys. Conclusion: These are the first findings from a randomized trial with long-term follow-up of the effects of a program to reduce problematic levels of grief of parentally bereaved youths. (Contains 3 tables, 1 figure and 6 footnotes.)
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Long-Term Effects of the Family Bereavement Program on Multiple Indicators of Grief in Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sandler, Irwin N. ; Ma, Yue ; Tein, Jenn-Yun ; Ayers, Tim S. ; Wolchik, Sharlene ; Kennedy, Cara ; Millsap, Roger |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Jg. 78 (2010-04-01), Heft 2, S. 131-143 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2010 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0022-006X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1037/a0018393 |
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