Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2008. / "Publication number: AAT 3323058."

Thesis (M.Psych.Clin.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Nicholas Mazza, Florida State University, College of Social Work. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 7, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 124 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (Clinical Psychology) in the Department of Psychology University of Zululand, 2002. / There has been a lot of concern as to whether children grieve or not when death strikes in their immediate environment If the experience of bereavement can be reliably measured in children, insight into their painful experiences will be gained and appropriate treatment strategies will be established. This study aims to explore whether projective drawings can provide a reliable method of exploring the world of a black bereaved child. The Human Figure Drawing (HFD), Self Portrait, Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD) and Own Choice/spontaneous Drawing was adniinistered on a group of 20 bereaved children and a control group of 20 non bereaved children. In general, more Emotional Indicators were identified on HFDs and Self Portraits of the Bereaved Group. Results showed statistically significant differences between the two groups in four indicators on HFDs (big figure; teeth; monster/grotesque; hands cut off) and in two indicators on Self Portrait (slanting figure and hands cut off) KFDs and Own Choice Drawings could not statistically differentiate the two groups but were found to be of assistance in gaining insight into the family dynamics and for gaining respite from grief work respectively, in the bereaved group. Composite analysis of the four projective drawings provided more insight into the world of the bereaved child.

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Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96).

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between children’s grief and their perceptions of God by utilizing children’s drawings. This research was conducted by partnering with Christian counselors and teachers who interviewed two groups of children to collect data. Counselors interviewed the experimental group of children who were between the ages of 6-12 and had experienced the death of an immediate family member. Teachers interviewed the control group of children who were between the ages of 6-12 and had not experienced the death of an immediate family member. Both groups were asked specific questions in efforts to ascertain if children in the midst of grief perceived God differently. A multilevel triangulation design was used in this study with the first phase being qualitative and the second quantitative. In phase one, both the experimental group and control group of children were each interviewed and asked to respond to these questions by drawing their answers. Upon completion of the drawings, each child was asked a series of follow-up questions in efforts to provide explanations for their drawings. Select demographic information was also collected as a part of the interview process. Phase 2 utilized a quantitative approach. A panel of raters was assigned with the task of looking for specified, coded patterns or images in each child’s drawn or verbal response. Each panel member received a description of characteristics for which to look, as well as a Thurstone scale to assess the frequency of the characteristics. Upon evaluation, this data was sent back to the researcher for anecdotal analysis. The qualitative data was collected and the results were analyzed utilizing two statistical analyses methods including a Mann-Whitney test and a four-way ANOVA. While the Mann-Whitney was used to determine the correlation between death and a child’s perception of God, the ANOVA was performed to analyze the role demographics played in children’s perception of God after they experienced a parental or sibling death. Findings from the analyses are discussed in terms of implications for future research as well as possible applications for the research.

Thesis (MA(Psychology))-University of Pretoria, 2006. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Research paper (M.A. Applied)--Victoria University of Wellington, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.(Education Management and Policy Studies))-University of Pretoria, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.