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The death of an adult child and trajectories of parental depressive symptoms: A gender-based longitudinal analysis

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  • Park, Sujeong
  • Kim, Jinho

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Despite the existing body of research on the impact of child bereavement, little is known about whether time to the death of an adult child is longitudinally associated with changes in depressive symptoms among older parents.

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  • Park, Sujeong & Kim, Jinho, 2024. "The death of an adult child and trajectories of parental depressive symptoms: A gender-based longitudinal analysis," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 341(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:341:y:2024:i:c:s0277953623009012
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116544
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