Parental death in young adults with divorced compared to non-divorced parents: The effect on prolonged grief and mental health

This cross-sectional survey compares the risk of mental health problems like poor well-being, complicated and prolonged grief, and mental disorders between young adults experiencing a divorced or non-divorced parent's death. 190 participants were recruited from Facebook via the Danish National...

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Published inDeath studies Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 437 - 450
Main Authors Marcussen, Jette, Hounsgaard, Lise, O'Connor, Maja, Möller, Sören, Wilson, Rhonda, Thuen, Frode
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Routledge 03.07.2021
Taylor & Francis LLC
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Grief
Health technology assessment
Mental disorders
Mental health
Young adults
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Summary:This cross-sectional survey compares the risk of mental health problems like poor well-being, complicated and prolonged grief, and mental disorders between young adults experiencing a divorced or non-divorced parent's death. 190 participants were recruited from Facebook via the Danish National Center for Grief. Well-being was measured using WHO-5, prolonged grief using PG-13 and complicated grief using BGQ, and common mental disorders using CMDQ. Findings confirmed deleterious effects on mental health in young adults experiencing parental death, but higher risk, when losing a divorced parent compared to a non-divorced parent, was associated to prolonged grief, complicated grief, bodily distress syndrome, and alcohol misuse.
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ISSN:0748-1187
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DOI:10.1080/07481187.2019.1648337