Date of Award
11-2001
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Counseling
First Advisor
Jeannette Seaberry
Abstract
The research examines emotional adjustment personality trait as related to intensity of grief experienced by parents who have had a child die of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). The NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) neuroticism scale measured emotional adjustment trait, and Perinatal Grief Scale (PGS) measured grief intensity. Thirty-three participants from 18 states were recruited via SIDS Alliance and SIDS Network websites. Results supported the hypothesis that there is a direct significant correlation between emotional adjustment and grief experiences. Other results showed that grief intensity was inversely correlated with years since child’s death, conscientiousness, and extraversion. Conscientiousness was found to directly correlate with years since child’s death.
Recommended Citation
Ibanez, Agnes Melissa, "Adjustment personality trait and the process of grieving among parents who have had children die of SIDS" (2001). Student Work. 189.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/189
Comments
A Thesis Presented to the Department of Counseling and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha.