Life after parental death: Monitoring a child's self-concept before and after family violence

In a case study, the self-esteem of a first-grade child was monitored over an eight-month period, before and after she witnessed the death of her mother, who was shot by her father's female friend. Through a series of telephone interviews with the child's aunt, in whose care she was entrus...

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Published in:Death studies 1991-11, Vol.15 (6), p.577-586
Main Authors: Ziller, Robert C., Stewart-dowdell, Betty J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Children
Children & youth
Death
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Life Events
Murders & murder attempts
Parents
Parents & parenting
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Self image
Social research
Thanatology
Violence
Witnesses
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Summary:In a case study, the self-esteem of a first-grade child was monitored over an eight-month period, before and after she witnessed the death of her mother, who was shot by her father's female friend. Through a series of telephone interviews with the child's aunt, in whose care she was entrusted, it was suggested that the rapid rebound in the child's self-evaluation was attributable to personal and social controls deriving from her initially high self-esteem and the readily available social support system of the aunt and the extended family, which provided an immediate induction of hope. The study serves as a model for monitoring the personal impact of other critical life events.
ISSN:0748-1187
1091-7683
DOI:10.1080/07481189108252546