Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Linking empirically based theory and evaluation: the Family Bereavement Program.

I N Sandler1, S G West, L Baca

  • 1Program for Prevention Research, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1108.

American Journal of Community Psychology
|August 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Burnout syndrome assessment among Spanish oral surgery consultants: A two populations comparative pilot study.

Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal·2021
Same author

Stress responses to repeated exposure to a combined physical and social evaluative laboratory stressor in young healthy males.

Psychoneuroendocrinology·2015
Same author

Effects of a DASH-like diet containing lean beef on vascular health.

Journal of human hypertension·2014
Same author

Acute effects of pistachio consumption on glucose and insulin, satiety hormones and endothelial function in the metabolic syndrome.

European journal of clinical nutrition·2014
Same author

Personalism and cognitive labels as determinants of attitude attribution.

Memory & cognition·2013
Same author

Nutrient displacement associated with walnut supplementation in men.

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association·2013

A program designed to support children grieving parental loss improved family relationships and reduced mental health issues like conduct disorder and depression in older children. This intervention targeted family environment mediators to mitigate the impact of parental death.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Bereavement Studies
  • Family Therapy

Background:

  • Parental death significantly impacts child mental health.
  • Family environment factors mediate the effects of parental loss.
  • Targeted interventions are needed to support grieving children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a theoretically derived program aimed at preventing mental health problems in children who experienced parental death.
  • To assess the program's impact on family environment mediators.
  • To examine the relationship between family environment changes and child mental health outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Random assignment of families to an intervention or control group.
  • The intervention program focused on improving family environment variables.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Parental ratings were used to assess changes in family dynamics and child mental health.

    • Main Results:

    • Intervention families reported increased warmth, social support satisfaction, and continued discussion of grief.
    • Parents in the intervention group reported decreased conduct disorder, depression, and overall problems in older children.
    • Significant correlations supported the theory linking family environment variables to child mental health.

    Conclusions:

    • The theoretically derived program effectively improved family environment mediators and reduced mental health problems in children grieving parental loss.
    • The findings provide empirical support for the underlying theory and inform program redesign.
    • Interventions focusing on family dynamics can mitigate the negative mental health consequences of parental bereavement in children.