Network analysis of prolonged grief disorder and anxiety symptoms among bereaved Chinese parents who lost their only child.

Parents who have lost their only child and cannot or do not wish to adopt or have another child are labeled Shidu parents. Network analysis is used to examine symptom-level interactions in mental disorders. This study aimed to investigate the comorbidity network structure of prolonged grief disorder...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 436 - 448
Autores principales: Xiong, Jiexi, Chen, Zhihan, Ma, Hongfei, Ma, Ruiyao, Xu, Tianhui, Zhou, Bo, Wang, Yang
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026
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          Xiong, Jiexi
          Chen, Zhihan
          Ma, Hongfei
          Ma, Ruiyao
          Xu, Tianhui
          Zhou, Bo
          Wang, Yang
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          Department of Social Medicine, College of Health Management, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
          Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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        Fear
        Dreams
        Cross-sectional method
        Self-evaluation
        Parent-child relationships
        Anger
        Anxiety
        Causes of death
        Bereavement
        Trust
        Psychology of parents
        Avoidance (Psychology)
        Scale analysis (Psychology)
        Statistical correlation
        Research funding
        Syncope
        Statistical sampling
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        Descriptive statistics
        Panic disorders
        Comparative studies
        Data analysis software
        Confidence intervals
        Comorbidity
        Nonparametric statistics
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          Fear
          Dreams
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          Trust
          Psychology of parents
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          Scale analysis (Psychology)
          Statistical correlation
          Research funding
          Syncope
          Statistical sampling
          Questionnaires
          Complicated grief
          Descriptive statistics
          Panic disorders
          Comparative studies
          Data analysis software
          Confidence intervals
          Comorbidity
          Nonparametric statistics
      ab: Parents who have lost their only child and cannot or do not wish to adopt or have another child are labeled Shidu parents. Network analysis is used to examine symptom-level interactions in mental disorders. This study aimed to investigate the comorbidity network structure of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) and anxiety symptoms among Shidu parents and compare network differences between child loss from natural and unnatural causes. Key findings revealed that faintness, feeling afraid, panic, and meaninglessness are central symptoms, while meaninglessness, inability to trust others, and nightmares are bridge symptoms. The strongest connection in the PGD–anxiety network is between avoidance and shock, and the edge between meaninglessness and weakness strongly links the two communities. Shidu parents who experience unnatural loss have a stronger edge between inability to trust others and bitterness/anger. Highlighting these symptoms may help interventions address the comorbidities associated with PGD and anxiety among Shidu parents.
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