Bereaved adults' continuing bonds with their parents

• Main Authors: Chen, Ying-Ying, 陳瑩穎
• Other Authors: Li, Ming-Chin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/jynwr5

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 教育研究所 === 105 === The purpose of this study explores how the relationship between bereaved adults and their parents affect their continuing bonds after their parents' death, experiences of continuing bonds in the process of loss, and continuing bonds in adjustment to bereavement. The researcher uses hermeneutic phenomenology as this research methodology, using an open attitude to understand the bereavement experiences of adult bereaved. Six copies of text are gathered from semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted in three bereaved adults. In this study, the researcher uses thematic analysis to delve into the "part - whole" of the paper, the following three themes were proposed to depicting bereaved adults' bereavement. First. Effect of the relationship between bereaved adults and their parents after their parents' death. Second. Continuing bonds of bereaved adults with their parents after their parents' death. Third. The influence after continuing bonds. The results of data analysis are as follows: First. The relationship between bereaved adults and their parents increased their difficulties in adjustment to bereavement after their parents' death. Second. The experiences of continuing bonds were divided into " externalization," "stagnation," and "internalization", and bereaved adults may swing between the three states. Third. Through the attachment behavior system, understanding the three kinds of continuing bonds' experiences of bereaved adults is helpful to adjust the diverse impact of loss. Fourth. Bereaved adults' continuing bonds with their parents shaped by chinese cultural context. Based on the above findings, the study also provides recommendations for bereaved adults, helpers, and future research.