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Title: Protective Factors in the Context of Childhood Bereavement: Youth Gratitude, Future Orientation, and Purpose in Life.
Authors: Giang, Christopher1 (AUTHOR) cgiang@umich.edu, Alvis, Lauren2 (AUTHOR), Oosterhoff, Benjamin2 (AUTHOR), Kaplow, Julie B.2,3 (AUTHOR)
Source: Omega: Journal of Death & Dying. Jun2026, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p803-824. 22p.
Subject Terms: *Adolescent development, *Self-evaluation, *Psychological resilience, *Separation anxiety, *Group identity, *Attitude (Psychology), *Grief, *Affect (Psychology), *Mental depression, Death & psychology, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Life, Cross-sectional method, Bereavement in children, Mental health, Research funding, Positive psychology, Multiple regression analysis, Questionnaires, Sex distribution, Age distribution, Posttraumatic growth, Classification of mental disorders, Descriptive statistics, Race, Psychological stress, Data analysis software, Psychosocial functioning, Psychosocial factors
Geographic Terms: United States
Abstract: The objective of the study was to examine potential associations between positive youth development constructs (gratitude, future orientation, purpose in life) and psychological functioning (posttraumatic stress symptoms, depressive symptoms, maladaptive grief reactions) among bereaved youth and test whether these associations vary by age. A diverse sample of 197 clinic-referred bereaved youth (56.2% female; M = 12.36, SD = 3.18; 36.1% Hispanic, 23.7% White, 20.1% Black, 11.9% Multiracial, and 8.2% another race/ethnicity) completed self-report measures of psychological functioning and positive youth development constructs. Linear regression models indicated that gratitude and purpose were associated with lower posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms among bereaved youth. Future orientation was associated with higher posttraumatic stress symptoms. Results were consistent across age. If replicated longitudinally, gratitude and purpose may be important protective factors against negative mental health outcomes in the aftermath of losing a loved one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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