ANTECEDENTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF FATHER’S GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

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Published: Aug 15, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24912/ijassh.v1i3.28218
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Fathers’ grief fathers’ bereavement systematic review antecedents consequences

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Metta Purnamasari
Undergraduate of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta
Salwa Divani Tausi
Undergraduate of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta
Mayadinda Sari
Undergraduate of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta
Cendy Cendy
Undergraduate of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta
Cindy Amelia
Undergraduate of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta
Bonar Hutapea
Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Tarumanagara, Jakarta

Abstract

Fathers, as men, are closely related to stereotypes of masculinity initiated by their social environment that they should remain solid and rigid and "should not" express their feelings under any circumstances. This study applied the PRISMA method for a systematic review to uncover the views, feelings, and other psychological characteristics of fathers who lost their child(ren) amid masculine stereotypes. Some studies showed that fathers felt sadness and grief while pressured by the stereotypes they had acquired. Fathers' grievance happens after their children or offspring die, mainly caused by illness. In the first few years of their loss, the father reported showing prolonged grief symptoms, insomnia, depression, and post-traumatic syndrome disorders that heighten as the years go by. Their relationship with their surroundings also worsens. These findings could differ due to differences in backgrounds, such as financial, social, and cultural ones.

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