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ArticleMortality (Abingdon, England)2025

Growing around grief: the lived experience of parentally-bereaved young people in the UK.

Mathilde Scott, Sam Quinn, Stephanie Chambers

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Article in Mortality (Abingdon, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Mathilde ScottSchool of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Sam QuinnEnd of Life Studies Group, School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Stephanie ChambersSchool of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

More than 100 children per day in the UK experience the death of their parent before the age of 18. Parentally-bereaved young people (PBYP) face considerable hardships including detrimental health and wellbeing outcomes across their lifespan. This study's aim was to explore the lived experience of PBYP in the UK to understand their experiences and needs. Nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with young people aged 18-25 in Scotland. Thematic analysis was carried out using the Dual Process Model (DPM) as an exploratory lens. Four themes were identified: grief experiences, cumulative stressors, valued support, and coping mechanisms and management strategies. The themes reflected the DPM's components: loss-orientation, restoration-orientation and oscillation, but the DPM was not fully able to account for the wider social and interpersonal contextual factors discussed. The article proposes further research to explore extensions to the DPM to account for these factors. Practice recommendations include improved bereavement protocols, education for peers and educational staff, and bereavement support interventions.

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dual process modelhealthparental bereavementsupportYoung people

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PMID40735251
PMCPMC12291619

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