Depression of the Aging Parents Who Lost Their Only Child in China

Peng Juan Wang; Xiao Fu Pan; Jin Yu Liu

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Depression of the Aging Parents Who Lost Their Only Child in China

Peng Juan Wang, Xiao Fu Pan, Jin Yu Liu

Published in American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 15 May 2015 Accepted: 29 May 2015 Published: 17 June 2015

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Abstract

The CES-D scale is used to investigate depression of 201 aging parents who lost their only child in China. The results show that the bereaved parents have greater depression than the elder individuals in the general population. The results also indicate that sudden death and poor health have a significant positive relationship with depression of older parents who lost only one child. There is significant negative relationships between PTG and depression of older parents who lost only one child. The findings suggested the necessity of exploring psychological well-being of child-deceased elders and importance of developing interventions to assist these elders achieve posttraumatic growth from loss of their child.

Published in	American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajap.20150404.11
Page(s)	83-89
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Posttraumatic Growth, Lost Only Child, Bereaved Parents

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Peng Juan Wang

School of Culture & Social Development Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Xiao Fu Pan

School of Culture & Social Development Studies, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
Jin Yu Liu

School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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