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Prolonged Grief Disorder in Children : Influence of Age and Kinship
Jeyachandran, Akshaya (2025) Prolonged Grief Disorder in Children : Influence of Age and Kinship.
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| Abstract: | Grief is a feeling that everyone experiences at some point in life after losing a loved person. For some individuals, it can lead to Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) defined as an intense and persistent grief that disrupts daily life and causes significant challenges. So far research explored PGD in adults while PGD in children is particularly underexplored. Therefore, this study aims to explore the risk factors of age and kinship of PGD in children. The research question is formulated as To what extent does age level moderate the relationship between kinship and PGD symptom level? To answer this question the first hypothesis is that children are prone to experience higher levels of PGD after a parent loss. Moreover, we expected that the younger age of children is associated with PGD symptom level. Lastly, we assumed that the severity of PGD after losing a parent depends on child’s age. The data is recruited through the Dutch website www.rouwbehandeling.nl. 133 participants took part in this study, which were parents who answered the survey for their children. For the first two hypotheses, a linear regression model was used and for the last hypothesis a moderated regression analysis. In contrast to our hypotheses, the results showed that kinship has a non-significant association with PGD in children. Besides that, the variable age is not a predictor of PGD symptom level. Lastly, age does not moderate the relationship between kinship and PGD. These findings emphasize the need for diverse age groups and multicultural groups to ensure the reliability and validity of the results. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/104968 |
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