A qualitative research of grief reactions of adolescents to friends'death repeatedly
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2015.11.007
- VernacularTitle:青少年多次丧友哀伤反应的定性研究
- Author:
Tong JIANG
;
Xiaoming JIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
friends'death repeatedly;
grief reactions;
adolescents;
qualitative research
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2015;(11):838-842
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the types and characteristics of the grief reactions of adolescents to friends'death repeatedly,so as to provide reference for effective psychological intervention. Methods:Three college students aged nineteen and twenty years who experienced the death of friends at least twice in adolescence participa-ted in the study by means of an open recruitment in a college. They had friends died at the age of 9 and 12. And then it happened again when they were 15 and 17. Data was collected by semi-structured interviews with the three selected,and analyzed by thematic analysis to classify the grief reactions after the loss of their friends. Results:The common grief reactions of a friend's death in the interview are:shocked,regret and angry,denying,disbelieving, fear of the death,feeling the cruelty of death,crying,searching for support,shirking and recognizing the cruelty of death. The special grief reactions in the interview,especially when they experienced the second death of a friend are:caring for the dead loved ones,having a mental shadow over friend's role,reducing social activities,seeking stimulating and venting,revolting against the school,violence,and working harder. Conclusion:The grief reactions of adolescents to friends'death repeatedly are diversity. It presents the characteristics of the psychological develop-ment of adolescence. And the adolescents need to be given special attention and appropriate psychological interven-tion.
