The grief reactions of bereaved mothers and fathers and their perception of their marital relationship following the death of their infant were examined and compared with nonbereaved couples. The correlation between bereaved parents' grief reactions and their marital intimacy was also explored. / A total of 114 couples participated in the study, 57 bereaved couples and 57 nonbereaved. Bereaved couples had lost an infant ($>$20 weeks gestation and $<$1 year of age) within 24 months of the home visit. Bereaved women rated their grief reactions higher than their spouse. Bereaved women also differed in their perceptions of their marital intimacy compared to their husbands. / Although no differences were found between bereaved and nonbereaved couples' ratings of their marital intimacy, aspects of the marital relationship emerged as predictors of mothers' and fathers' grief reactions. Thus, it would appear that the expressions of grief of bereaved parents and their relationship with each other are closely linked following the death of their infant.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.60525 |
| Date | January 1991 |
| Creators | Lang, Ariella |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Science (School of Nursing.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001271242, proquestno: AAIMM72095, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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