Predictors of Continuing Bonds Among Bereaved Adolescents

Youth often experience continuing bonds (i.e., ongoing relationship to the deceased) after a family member's death; however, little is known about factors that can predict youth continuing bonds. This study had 50 bereaved youth and their caregivers complete questionnaires regarding their continuing bonds and grief symptomatology. Results indicated that youth's continuing bonds were not associated with caregivers' continuing bonds, but instead associated with their own symptomatology and closeness with the deceased.