Departments of School Counseling and Education, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Emek Yezreel, Israel.
Death Stud. 2024;48(7):719-728. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2023.2272955. Epub 2023 Oct 28.
A parent's death shakes the child's world and unbalances the family structure. School can be a source of support, yet there is scarce research on the experience of bereaved children in school a few years after the loss and from their own perspective. In this qualitative-phenomenological study we set out to identify the subjective experience of parentally bereaved children and adolescents in school, at least one year after the death. Twenty parentally bereaved children and adolescents were interviewed. Findings indicated that most felt they were regarded differently by staff at school. For some, this felt right, while others were uncomfortable. Most needed consideration and flexibility and wished the staff would discuss their needs with them. We conclude that it is important to directly inquire about and address each student's needs. School personnel should be better informed about how to deal with students' loss to help them in the long term.
父母的去世动摇了孩子的世界，打破了家庭结构的平衡。学校可以成为支持的源泉，但几乎没有研究关注丧亲儿童在失去亲人几年后、从他们自己的角度在学校的经历。在这项定性现象学研究中，我们旨在确定丧亲的儿童和青少年在学校的主观体验，至少是在死亡一年后。我们对 20 名丧亲的儿童和青少年进行了采访。研究结果表明，大多数人觉得学校的工作人员对他们的看法不同。对一些人来说，这是正确的，而另一些人则感到不舒服。大多数人需要考虑和灵活性，并希望工作人员与他们讨论他们的需求。我们的结论是，直接询问和满足每个学生的需求是很重要的。学校人员应该更好地了解如何处理学生的损失，以帮助他们长期应对。
