Wood J D, Milo E
Kindering Center, Bellevue, Washington, USA.
Death Stud. 2001 Dec;25(8):635-61. doi: 10.1080/713769895.
This qualitative study examines the subjective experience of fathers' grief responses to the death of a child with a disability. Eight fathers were interviewed and completed the Grief Experience Inventory (GEI). GEI results indicated that fathers did not differ significantly from parents who lose a child in other ways. However, subjectively, fathers consistently reported that their bereavement was marked by a "double loss": disability and then death. Consistent with the literature on gender differences in bereavement, fathers reported greater emotional stoicism and used activity, rather than talk or social support, as a primary coping strategy. Clinical implications for professionals working with grieving men or with couples are discussed.
这项定性研究考察了父亲们对残疾子女死亡的悲伤反应的主观体验。研究人员采访了八位父亲，并让他们完成了悲伤体验量表（GEI）。GEI的结果表明，父亲们与以其他方式失去孩子的父母没有显著差异。然而，从主观上来说，父亲们一直表示，他们的丧亲之痛具有“双重损失”的特征：先是孩子残疾，然后是孩子死亡。与关于丧亲之痛中性别差异的文献一致，父亲们表现出更强的情感克制，并且将活动而非交谈或社会支持作为主要的应对策略。文中还讨论了对从事悲伤男性或夫妻相关工作的专业人员的临床启示。
