The Indirect Effect of Positive Parenting on the Relationship Between Parent and Sibling Bereavement Outcomes After Death of a Child

It is important to understand risk factors in the development of psychological problems for members of families who have experienced the death of a child. This study examined associations between bereaved parental mental health problems and surviving sibling mental health problems, with attention to the role of positive parenting. Results indicated that there were relationships between parental mental health problems and sibling mental health problems and that positive parenting played a role in this relationship for fathers.