Salvini Sarah, D'Souza Levita, McDowell Chiara, Vivekananda Kitty
School of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Omega (Westport). 2024 Jul 23:302228241265525. doi: 10.1177/00302228241265525.
Research exploring fathers' experiences of using bereavement photography after perinatal loss is lacking. Using continuing bonds theory, this study aims to investigate fathers'experiences of bereavement photography and predictors of posttraumatic growth (PTG). Mixed methodology was employed with participants ( = 29). A hierarchical regression showed that there were no significant associations between continuing bonds and PTG, but time since death predicted PTG in bereaved fathers. Further, a test indicated that there was no significant difference in PTG for mothers and fathers. A thematic analysis was conducted on the qualitative data from an open-ended survey question ( = 23) and semi-structured interviews ( = 3) with fathers. The qualitative analysis of fathers' responses showed themes relating to bonding/connection, capturing memories, recommendations to receive photography help with grieving, validation, memory-making and continuing bonds, and engagement with photos. Fathers valued bereavement photographs as it enabled them to integrate grief over time.
探索父亲在围产期丧亲后使用丧亲摄影经历的研究尚属空白。本研究运用持续联结理论，旨在调查父亲的丧亲摄影经历及创伤后成长（PTG）的预测因素。采用了混合研究方法，研究对象为29名参与者。分层回归分析表明，持续联结与创伤后成长之间没有显著关联，但自死亡发生后的时间可预测丧亲父亲的创伤后成长。此外，t检验表明，母亲和父亲在创伤后成长方面没有显著差异。对来自开放性调查问卷（23名）和对父亲进行的半结构化访谈（3名）中的定性数据进行了主题分析。对父亲回答的定性分析显示出与联结/联系、捕捉记忆、接受摄影帮助以应对悲伤的建议、认可、记忆构建和持续联结以及与照片互动相关的主题。父亲们重视丧亲照片，因为它使他们能够随着时间的推移整合悲伤情绪。
