Growing up with grief: Revisiting the death of a parent over the life course

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-290

  Biank, Nancee M ^a   Werner Lin, Allison ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COUNSELING; GRIEF; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COUNSELING; GRIEF; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961226916     PISSN: 00302228     EISSN: 15413764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/OM.63.3.e     Document Type: Article

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