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Trial reportJournal of pediatric psychology2024

Preventing Adverse Outcomes for Bereaved Youth: Indirect Effects From a Randomized Trial of the Family Bereavement Program on Fear of Abandonment, Grief, and Mental Health.

Karey L O'Hara, Sharlene A Wolchik, C Aubrey Rhodes, Rana N Uhlman, Irwin N Sandler, Jenn-Yun Tein

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6 authors.

Karey L O'HaraREACH Institute, Arizona State University, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7429-1021
Sharlene A WolchikREACH Institute, Arizona State University, USA.
C Aubrey RhodesREACH Institute, Arizona State University, USA.
Rana N UhlmanREACH Institute, Arizona State University, USA.
Irwin N SandlerREACH Institute, Arizona State University, USA.
Jenn-Yun TeinREACH Institute, Arizona State University, USA.

Funding

ASU Prevention Research Center for Families in StressP30MH068685 · NIMH · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI SANDLER, IRWIN N. · 2005 to 2010
$7.0M
Research training in substance use prevention: Closing the research-practice gapT32DA039772 · NIDA · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI Cady Berkel, Nancy A. Gonzales · 2015 to 2026
$4.2M
Estimating Mediation Effects in Prevention StudiesR37DA009757 · NIDA · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI MACKINNON, DAVID P · 2015 to 2024
$3.5M
Effects of a parenting-after-divorce program 26 years later on physical health, mental health, and competence outcomes in adult offspring and their childrenR01HD094334 · NICHD · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI WOLCHIK, SHARLENE ANN · 2017 to 2021
$3.0M
Promoting effective coping by children exposed to post-divorce interparental conflict to reduce risk for mental health problemsK01MH120321 · NIMH · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY-TEMPE CAMPUS · PI O'HARA, KAREY · 2020 to 2024
$854k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094334NIDA NIH HHS 4R37DA009757NIDA NIH HHS R37 DA009757NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA039772NIDA NIH HHS T32DA039772NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH120321NIMH NIH HHS K01MH120321NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH068685NIMH NIH HHS R01MH49156
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Abstract

objectivesWe investigated whether the self-system belief of fear of abandonment mediated the effects of intervention-induced change in 2 protective factors-positive parenting and adaptive coping-and one risk factor-stressful events-on youth mental health problems and maladaptive grief. This study extends prior research on fear of abandonment in youth who experience parental death by examining pathways through which a program reduced fear of abandonment and, in turn, affected subsequent pathways to child mental health problems in the context of a randomized experiment.

methodsThis is a secondary data analysis study. We used data from the 4-wave longitudinal 2-arm parallel randomized controlled trial of the Family Bereavement Program conducted between 1996 and 1999 in a large city in the Southwestern United States. The sample consisted of 244 offspring between 8 and 16 at the pretest. They were assessed again at posttest, 11-month follow-up, and 6-year follow-up. Offspring, caregivers, and teachers provided data.

resultsMediation analyses indicated that intervention-induced reductions in stressful events were prospectively associated with a lower fear of abandonment. For girls, fear of abandonment was related to self-reported maladaptive grief and teacher-reported internalizing problems 6 years later.

conclusionsThis study extends prior research on the relation between intervention-induced changes in risk and protective factors and improvements in outcomes of bereaved youth. The findings support the reduction of stressful events as a key proximal target of prevention programs for bereaved children.

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BereavementMental HealthAdolescentChildFearFemaleGriefHumansMaleParentingbereavementfear of abandonmentgriefinterventionmental health

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PMID37654097
PMCPMC11019585

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