Citation

Khang M, Lee DH, Kim Y. Omega (Westport) 2018; ePub(ePub): 30222818777340.

Affiliation

Traumatic Stress Center, Department of Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Baywood Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0030222818777340

PMID

29909736

Abstract

The aim of this study was to provide empirical descriptions of responses to the death of a sibling to the sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea. 16 bereaved parents are interviewed regarding their surviving children's grief responses at approximately 2 years after the death. The surviving siblings described by the bereaved parents are 14 in total, including 8 teens in their 10s and 4 young adults in their 20s. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a qualitative content analysis method. The following themes emerged: (a) negative behavioral changes, (b) expressions of grief, (c) change in relationship with parents, (d) school adjustment problems, and (e) social changes. Unique aspects of the grief responses among the surviving siblings in this study are noted.

DISCUSSIONs and implications are provided based on the results.

Language: en

Keywords

Parental perception; adolescent death; grief response; qualitative study; sibling bereavement