Poya Benazir, Esmaeili Maryam, Naghavi Azam
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology,University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
J Child Health Care. 2025 Mar;29(1):97-108. doi: 10.1177/13674935231183020. Epub 2023 Jun 8.
Adolescents' mental health may be influenced either negatively or positively through loss of a parent, especially bereavement due to a traumatic death. This descriptive phenomenological study aimed to investigate Afghan adolescents' post-traumatic growth after traumatic loss of father. The participants were 14 female and male Afghan adolescents who met the inclusion criteria. Post-traumatic growth was substantiated by virtue of post-traumatic growth questionnaire. Data was collected through a semi-structured interview, and Colaizzi analysis method was used for data analysis. Two main themes were extracted: (a) moving forward with hope and (b) factors associated with enhancement of hope. Findings showed that Afghan traumatized adolescents achieved post-traumatic growth over time. The most important factors in enhancement of hopefulness were social support, psychological, and cognitive factors, as well as spiritual well-being. Our findings suggested that both schools and non-governmental organization in Afghanistan may be benefitted from more accessible opportunities to enhance post-traumatic growth for bereaved adolescents.
青少年的心理健康可能会因失去父母而受到负面影响或正面影响，尤其是因创伤性死亡导致的丧亲之痛。这项描述性现象学研究旨在调查阿富汗青少年在父亲遭受创伤性死亡后的创伤后成长情况。参与者为14名符合纳入标准的阿富汗青少年男女。创伤后成长通过创伤后成长问卷得到证实。数据通过半结构化访谈收集，并采用Colaizzi分析法进行数据分析。提取了两个主要主题：(a) 满怀希望地向前迈进；(b) 与希望增强相关的因素。研究结果表明，随着时间的推移，受过创伤的阿富汗青少年实现了创伤后成长。增强希望的最重要因素是社会支持、心理和认知因素以及精神健康。我们的研究结果表明，阿富汗的学校和非政府组织都可能受益于更多可获得的机会，以促进失去亲人的青少年的创伤后成长。
