Citation

Lee DH, Khang M, Shin J, Lee HJ, Brown JA. Omega (Westport) 2017; ePub(ePub): 30222817744954.

Affiliation

University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Sage Publications)

DOI

10.1177/0030222817744954

PMID

29182040

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the outcomes of parental bereavement and the changes in life experience that follow the traumatic death of a teenage child. The results of the study are aimed to assist counselors and educators who work with themes of grief and loss. From 17 in-depth interviews from parents bereaved by the Sewol ferry disaster of 2014 in South Korea, three main categories were found to capture the reality for parents after the sudden and traumatic death of a teenage child: (a) personal changes, (b) changes in close relationships, and (c) changes in social life. Recommendations for future research and potential implications were discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Sewol ferry disaster; bereaved parents; in-depth interviews; life experience; traumatic death