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The psychosocial adjustment of families experiencing infant death, 1988

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Title

The psychosocial adjustment of families experiencing infant death, 1988

Author

Nettles, Valerie J.

Decade

1980-1989

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between age, marital status, income, education family support and the families' psychosocial adjustment following the death of an infant. The subjects consisted of participants from the support group SHARE, (Source of Helping, Airing, and Resolving Experiences) located at the Link Counseling Center in Sandy Springs, Georgia and Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The major findings indicated that there was a significant relationship between age, education, income, family support and psychosocial adjustment following the death of an infant.

Document Type

text

Format

application/pdf

Date of Award

1988-04-01

Degree Type

thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Granting Institution

Atlanta University

Department

School of Social Work

Advisor

Ashong, Mary

Institution

Clark Atlanta University

Geographic Location

Georgia--Atlanta

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1988_nettles_valerie_j