Coping and grief symptoms after parental loss in adolescence : a nationwide follow-up study

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SCHAADT, Anne Sophie | BIDSTRUP, Pernille Envold | DALL, Ida Cathrine | ROSTHOJ, Susanne | KARLSEN, Randi Valbjorn | GULDIN, Mai-Britt | SOHOLM, Amalie | KARSTOFT, Karen-Inge | DALTON, Susanne Oksbjerg | HOEG, Beverley Lim

Knowledge about effective coping strategies is important to support bereaved adolescents who have lost a parent. We used data on 104 bereaved adolescents (13–17 years) from the FALCON nationwide questionnaire study of parentally bereaved families. We examined associations between adolescents’ control-oriented and escape-oriented coping strategies (KidCOPE scale) approximately two months after loss and grief symptoms (PG-13 scale) at six months follow-up. We also examined associations between the perceived efficacy of each coping strategy at baseline and grief symptoms at six months. The use of escape-oriented coping (e.g., distraction, self-criticism and social withdrawal) was associated with higher grief symptoms at six months follow-up (ß = 0.4, 95% CI 0.1–0.9, p = 0.02), but no associations were found for control-oriented coping or perceived coping efficacy. Finding alternatives to the use of escape-oriented coping strategies may be an important part of grief interventions for bereaved adolescents.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2370464

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