Citation

Lee DH, Khang M. Death Stud. 2018; ePub(ePub): 1-11.

Affiliation

a Department of Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2018.1515794

PMID

30285553

Abstract

This study aims to identify parenting experiences after the death of a child. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, we mapped the experiences of 16 parents with school-aged surviving children after the death of their sibling to the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea. Interviews illuminate five master themes of parenting surviving children following a child's death: (a) parental anxiety, (b) conflicts and obstacles in the parent-child relationship, (c) changes in parenting style, (d) striving to support children's grief, and (e) seeking outside help for parenting. Implications for supporting grieving parents and their children are discussed in light of the findings.

Language: en