Research

Research [Surviving Grief of a Child]

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Research [Surviving Grief of a Child]

Research is a very interesting task, especially in academic life. A researcher goes through various aspects of the chosen topics and multiple avenues of the knowledge open up for him or her (Bogensperger, & Lueger-Schuster, 2014). Research in the subject of your interest especially makes the process more interesting and fun as the researcher invests more time and effort in looking for the facts and figures of that topic and presents much better quality of findings (Wahlig, 2015). My area of specialization is psychology so I preferred to look for a topic in the same area. Although the field of psychology is very diverse and a number of topics can be found for the purpose of research, I chose to go with something emotional and touchy. The topic that I chose for my research paper is “Surviving Grief of a Child”.

Interest in the Topic:

The chosen topic “Surviving Grief of a Child” especially interests me due to a lot of reasons. The first and foremost reason is that I find this topic very interesting; it is a very sensitive and emotional topic and I can find a handsome amount of data on it (Hindmarch, 2016). Moreover, I also have personal attachments with it as I have seen the death of a child very closely in the form of the death of my aunt’s child (Rosenblatt, 2016). Since then I had decided to work on this topic.

Rationale:

The rationale behind this study is that it is a very diverse topic and data on this can be found easily. Moreover, I can infer the results out of people’s experiences; whether they are first-hand experiences or second hand. This will be qualitative research where different aspects of this psychological dilemma will be explored (Field, & Behrman, 2003). The study will also present possible solutions for coming out of this painful situation and how to carry on life after such a big loss (Rosof, 2014).

References

Bogensperger, J., & Lueger-Schuster, B. (2014). Losing a child: Finding meaning in bereavement. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 5(1), 22910.

Field, M. J., & Behrman, R. E. (2003). Bereavement experiences after the death of a child. In When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families. National Academies Press (US).

Hindmarch, C. (2016). On the Death of a Child. CRC Press.

Rosenblatt, P. C. (2016). Parent grief: Narratives of loss and relationship. Routledge.

Rosof, B. D. (2014). The worst loss: How families heal from the death of a child. Holt Paperbacks.

Wahlig, J. L. (2015). Losing the child they thought they had: Therapeutic suggestions for an ambiguous loss perspective with parents of a transgender child. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 11(4), 305-326.