School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30327, USA.
Omega (Westport). 2009;59(4):305-23. doi: 10.2190/OM.59.4.b.
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of childhood traumatic grief (CTG) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in parentally bereaved children and compare scores between those who had lost a parent to a sudden/violent death and those who had lost a parent to an expected death. A sample of 158 parentally bereaved children ages 7-16 completed the Extended Grief Inventory (EGI); 127 of those also completed the UCLA PTSD Index. A large number of children were experiencing CTG symptoms at moderate and severe levels. There was no significant difference in EGI or UCLA PTSD Index scores between the two types of losses. Findings are discussed in relation to trauma theory, research on parentally bereaved children and implications for practice.
本研究旨在调查父母丧亲儿童创伤后悲伤（CTG）和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状的发生率，并比较因突发/暴力死亡和因预期死亡而失去父母的儿童之间的得分。本研究共纳入 158 名 7-16 岁父母丧亲的儿童，完成了扩展悲伤量表（EGI）；其中 127 名还完成了加州大学洛杉矶分校 PTSD 指数（UCLA PTSD Index）。大量儿童出现中重度 CTG 症状。两种丧失类型在 EGI 或 UCLA PTSD 指数得分上没有显著差异。研究结果与创伤理论、父母丧亲儿童的研究以及对实践的影响进行了讨论。
