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  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

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  • Bereaved parents exhibit higher morbidity and mortality rates.
  • Parental grief is extensively studied, yet specific challenges remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the challenges bereaved parents encounter in the initial 6 months post-child's death.
  • To characterize complex parental bereavement challenges.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative description of parental bereavement challenges.
  • Utilized the adaptive leadership framework for challenge classification.

Main Results:

  • Key challenges include the child's absence, emotional responses, and shifts in family/friend relationships.
  • The adaptive leadership framework effectively categorizes these complex challenges.

Conclusions:

  • Parental bereavement involves multifaceted challenges impacting emotional and social well-being.
  • The adaptive leadership framework offers a structure for future intervention research.