Cacciatore Joanne, Killian Michael, Harper Mairi
School of Social Work, Arizona State University, United States.
University of Texas at Arlington, United States.
SSM Popul Health. 2016 Mar 8;2:117-122. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.02.009. eCollection 2016 Dec.
Intense and enduring psychological distress has been well-documented in numerous studies on bereaved parents including anxious, depressive, and traumatic stress symptoms. A state of poverty is also known to increase the risk of psychological distress in the general population, yet this variable has not yet been sufficiently evaluated in outcomes specifically for bereaved parents. This study is the first to investigate poverty, education, and parental bereavement while examining the relative risk of other variables as informed by the literature. The findings reveal that poverty was the strongest predictor of psychological distress when compared to others factors which have traditionally been considered significant in parental bereavement. Bereaved parents living in poverty may be less likely to seek support and have fewer available resources. Practice and policy implications are discussed.
在众多针对丧亲父母的研究中，强烈且持久的心理困扰已有充分记录，包括焦虑、抑郁和创伤后应激症状。众所周知，贫困状态也会增加普通人群出现心理困扰的风险，但这一变量在丧亲父母这一特定群体的研究结果中尚未得到充分评估。本研究首次在考察文献中所提及的其他变量的相对风险时，对贫困、教育程度和父母丧亲情况进行了调查。研究结果显示，与传统上认为在父母丧亲问题中具有重要意义的其他因素相比，贫困是心理困扰最有力的预测因素。生活贫困的丧亲父母寻求支持的可能性较小，且可用资源较少。文中还讨论了对实践和政策的启示。
