Embracing Death: Mexican Parent and Child Perspectives on Death.
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| Title: | Embracing Death: Mexican Parent and Child Perspectives on Death. |
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| Authors: | Gutiérrez, Isabel T. (AUTHOR), Menendez, David (AUTHOR), Jiang, Matthew J. (AUTHOR), Hernandez, Iseli G. (AUTHOR), Miller, Peggy (AUTHOR), Rosengren, Karl S. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child Development. Mar/Apr2020, Vol. 91 Issue 2, pe491-e511. 21p. 5 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: | Parent-child relationships, Child death, Parental death, Emotional experience, Belief & doubt, Children & death, Research, Readability (Literary style), Research methodology, Child behavior, Medical cooperation, Evaluation research, Comparative studies, Parents, Attitudes toward death |
| Geographic Terms: | Mexico |
| Abstract: | A mixed-method approach was used to explore parent and child perspectives on death in Mexico. Parents' and children's death-related experiences and understanding of death were examined. While all children in this sample displayed a biological understanding of death, older children were less likely to endorse that all living things die. Children also displayed coexistence of beliefs related to death that can be attributed to both their biological and spiritual understanding of death. We also found that older children were more likely to report that a child should feel sad following the death of a loved one. These findings highlight how cultural practices shape the development of cognitive and affective processes related to death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | A mixed-method approach was used to explore parent and child perspectives on death in Mexico. Parents' and children's death-related experiences and understanding of death were examined. While all children in this sample displayed a biological understanding of death, older children were less likely to endorse that all living things die. Children also displayed coexistence of beliefs related to death that can be attributed to both their biological and spiritual understanding of death. We also found that older children were more likely to report that a child should feel sad following the death of a loved one. These findings highlight how cultural practices shape the development of cognitive and affective processes related to death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00093920 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13263 |
