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The impact of parental loss on adolescents' psychosocial characteristics
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Australia.
Adolescence
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
This study examined ten measures of personality, self-image, and emotional and family problems in a sample of 2,158 Australian adolescents, some of whom had suffered parental loss. The data reveal a pattern of poorer adjustment in adolescents who have lost a parent, but clearly demonstrate that type of loss and family reconstitution have no differential effects on psychosocial development. Implications for future research are discussed.