OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-09DOI: 10.1177/00302228241282232
Lu Chen, Cuilian Tan, Lanlan Chu
{"title":"Coping With Child Loss: Its Impact on the Mental Health of Chinese Parents.","authors":"Lu Chen, Cuilian Tan, Lanlan Chu","doi":"10.1177/00302228241282232","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241282232","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using data from the 2011-2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study, this research employs a two-way fixed effects model to investigate the impact of child loss on parental mental health. The findings indicate a significant decline in mental well-being among Chinese bereaved parents aged 45 to 65, as evidenced by elevated depression scores. Mechanism analysis reveals reduced emotional support from children and increased alcohol consumption, exacerbating mental health challenges. These effects persist regardless of the gender of the lost child and the gender of the parent, and such an adverse effect is found to exist for parents who lost biological children and those with a rural Hukou in China. Moreover, our study reveals that the pain of losing a child does not alleviate over time. These findings underscore the need for support for bereaved parents and call for societal and governmental attention to their challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2407-2425"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1177/00302228241287816
Mert Akyuz
{"title":"The Impact of Social Expenditure on Sustainable Human Development: Empirical Evidence on the Suicide Deaths in a Developing Country.","authors":"Mert Akyuz","doi":"10.1177/00302228241287816","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241287816","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Suicide has been a serious international public mental health problem and is one of the top twenty leading causes of death worldwide. This study aims to investigate the impact of social expenditure on suicide deaths in Turkiye as a developing country from 1982 to 2019. The Bounds Testing Approach to Cointegration and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) methods were used. The results indicated that social expenditure has a statistically significant and negative effect on total suicide and female suicide deaths, but it has a statistically insignificant and negative impact on male suicide death. The contribution of this study is to examine for the first time whether social expenditure has an impact on total, female, and male suicide mortality in Turkiye. Policymakers should regard increasing social spending in the government budget to prevent suicide deaths in Turkiye.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2585-2609"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13433882/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1177/00302228241292381
Gizem Akcan, Bekir Hakan Bakkal, Özlem Elmas
{"title":"The Mediation Role of Coping With Stress in the Relationship Between Psychological Flexibility and Posttraumatic Growth in Cancer Patients.","authors":"Gizem Akcan, Bekir Hakan Bakkal, Özlem Elmas","doi":"10.1177/00302228241292381","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241292381","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Active and adaptive coping strategies have been identified as factors that can assist cancer patients in effectively managing and overcoming the crisis, leading to the potential for post-traumatic growth during the diagnosis and treatment stages. Psychological flexibility is another factor that can protect individuals and promote more adaptive reactions to traumatic situations. The study aims to examine the investigation of the mediation role of coping with stress in the relationship between psychological flexibility and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients. This study was conducted with 97 (63 women, 34 male) participants aged between 38 and 82 who are literate and diagnosed with breast cancer or gynecological cancers (endometrial, cervical, vulvar) undergoing radiotherapy planning at the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Hospital. Demographic Information Form, Psychological Flexibility Scale, Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory, and Coping Styles Scale were applied to the participants. The mediation effects were interpreted using bootstrap confidence intervals and VAF values. This study showed that the active coping styles partially mediated the relationship between psychological flexibility and posttraumatic growth. In this regard, by organizing psychoeducational programs and interventions aimed at increasing psychological flexibility for individuals diagnosed with cancer or undergoing treatment, individuals can be enabled to cope with stress more actively, and thus post-traumatic growth can be achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2685-2703"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142482541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1177/00302228241280311
Kobie van Krieken, Enny Das
{"title":"This is the End: The Role of Death in the Narrative Structure of Popular Movies.","authors":"Kobie van Krieken, Enny Das","doi":"10.1177/00302228241280311","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241280311","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A set of sixty popular movies is analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively on the role of death in the narrative structure and the portrayal of death. Results of the quantitative analysis show that death events tend to be story-terminating, which implies that death is typically depicted as meaningful in relation to the past. The qualitative thematic analysis reveals that death is also depicted as meaningful in that it can lead to growth, unification and salvation. Furthermore, most movies include explicit death portrayals, thereby inviting viewers to closely approach death and to simulate both their own mortality and the mortality of their loved ones. Finally, it was found that most movie deaths involve violent attacks, indicating that movies tend to paint an unrealistic view of how people die. These findings advance our knowledge of how movies might help people to understand the meaning of death and to cope with existential fears.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2313-2332"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13433886/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142115653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-21DOI: 10.1177/00302228241285965
William Feigelman, Julie Cerel, Nina Gutin, John L McIntosh, Bernard S Gorman, Jamison S Bottomley, Alice Edwards
{"title":"Investigating the Social Correlates Associated With Getting Help After a Suicide or Not: An Important Unexamined Bereavement Question.","authors":"William Feigelman, Julie Cerel, Nina Gutin, John L McIntosh, Bernard S Gorman, Jamison S Bottomley, Alice Edwards","doi":"10.1177/00302228241285965","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241285965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Seeking to provide more systematic information on treatment-seeking and those not seeking help after a suicide, we investigated demographic, experiential and grief problems related correlates among recently suicide bereaved adults, conducting an on-line survey of a sample of U.S. 1,132 adults who lost a loved one to suicide during the last six years. Focusing upon first-degree relative loss survivors (<i>n</i> = 222) we hypothesized those not seeking help would be more likely to report conventional religiosity, greater social support and more use of alternative treatment modalities. Instead, we found those not seeking help were almost twice as likely to not attend religious services, compared to help seekers. Social support enhanced the bereaved individuals' pursuit of treatments and those who did not obtain help appeared reluctant to getting non-traditional treatment support. Help seekers were more likely to experience post-traumatic growth and less likely to see suicide loss survivorship as stigmatizing.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2502-2526"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1177/00302228241287850
Rameez Ali Mahesar, Andrei V Golenkov, Amna Fazail, Ahmed Raza Ul Mustafa, Pavel B Zotov, Sheikh Shoib
{"title":"Homicide-Suicide in Russia and Pakistan: Observations From Press Media Reports.","authors":"Rameez Ali Mahesar, Andrei V Golenkov, Amna Fazail, Ahmed Raza Ul Mustafa, Pavel B Zotov, Sheikh Shoib","doi":"10.1177/00302228241287850","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241287850","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study compares the features of homicide-suicide in Russia and Pakistan. To understand this, we conducted a content analysis of news reports about homicide-suicide published in Pakistani and Russian newspapers between March 2020 and May 2023. We identified 35 and 104 homicide-suicide cases in Pakistani and Russian media, respectively. Men were three to five times more likely to commit homicide-suicides than women (3.16: 1 in Russia; 4.83: 1 in Pakistan). Accounting for over 65.73% of all homicide-suicides, spousal homicide-suicides and filicide-suicide were the most common homicide-suicides in both regions. Filicide-suicides were more often done by Russian women and extra-family homicide-suicides by Pakistani women. Reasons for homicide-suicides in Pakistani women were divorce or separation and in Russian women - mental disorders. With the difference of homicide in the victims, Pakistani victims were aged 15-30 years, while Russian were 31-45 years and 46 years and older. There were more similarities in homicide-suicides than differences.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2629-2641"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1177/00302228241298137
Waqar Husain, Fatima Babar, Fizza Raza, Khaled Trabelsi, Amir H Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami
{"title":"The Predictive Role of Personality Disorders and Personality Traits in Death Anxiety.","authors":"Waqar Husain, Fatima Babar, Fizza Raza, Khaled Trabelsi, Amir H Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami","doi":"10.1177/00302228241298137","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241298137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study investigates the interplay between personality traits, personality disorders, and death anxiety in a sample of 2331 participants (49% males; 51% females) across two phases. The Death Anxiety Scale, the Psychosocial Personality Inventory, and the Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire were utilized. The findings revealed significant predictive relationships between personality disorders and death anxiety. Positive correlations were observed between death anxiety and nine personality disorders, including avoidant (r = .227), borderline (r = .123), dependent (r = .157), depressive (r = .098), histrionic (r = .074), narcissistic (r = .111), negativistic (r = .103), obsessive-compulsive (r = .126), and schizotypal (r = .078) personality disorders (<i>p</i> < .001). Death anxiety had significant inverse correlations with leadership (r = -.101) and spirituality (r = -.099) traits (<i>p</i> < .005). Avoidant personality disorder projected the highest prediction for death anxiety (β = .227; <i>p</i> = .000). Leadership as a personality trait demonstrated an outstanding ability to prevent death anxiety (β = -.101; <i>p</i> = .013). These findings make a unique contribution to the literature of death anxiety, personality disorders, and personality traits.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2752-2774"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142559673","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-19DOI: 10.1177/00302228241286112
Ayse Irem Gokcek, Neslihan Keser Ozcan
{"title":"Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of Perinatal Bereavement Care Competence Scale.","authors":"Ayse Irem Gokcek, Neslihan Keser Ozcan","doi":"10.1177/00302228241286112","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241286112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To translate and culturally adapt the Perinatal Bereavement Care Competence Scale (PBCCS) scale into Turkish (T- PBCCS) and determine its psychometric properties. This reliability and validity study was conducted with 150 midwives between April and September 2024. The 150 active midwives completed the information form and the T-PBCCS forms. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a six-factor structure consistent with the theoretical framework, explaining 70.07% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for the six-factor model. The Cronbach's a value of the scale was .92 and the test-retest reliability coefficient was .99. Some statements in the original structure of the scale were excluded from the scale because they could not be adequately validated in Turkish culture. The results of the statistical analyses of the Perinatal Bereavement Care Competence Scale adapted to Turkish culture showed that it gave valid and reliable results in Turkish culture.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2483-2501"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1177/00302228241295344
Corina Sgier, Mirriam Tyebally Fang, Andrea Glässel, Settimio Monteverde
{"title":"Loss of a Parent in Disney and Pixar Films: What We Can Learn?","authors":"Corina Sgier, Mirriam Tyebally Fang, Andrea Glässel, Settimio Monteverde","doi":"10.1177/00302228241295344","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241295344","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Early parental loss is a tragic experience for children causing complex reactions to the loss. Providing a supportive environment where they can express their feelings is crucial to help them cope with this challenging experience. This study analyses the depiction of parental death in animated films by Disney and Pixar using a multimethod design and including the QUAGOL approach. We identified 13 films showing the death of one or both parents. The qualitative analysis of the films, published from 1937 until 2022, revealed seven concepts that potentially affect the way children see their grieving process reflected in the films: The representational techniques, finding protection and relationships, searching for identity, being different and having alternative skills, talking about death, dealing with emotions and coping with the loss. The identified films can be used to open a conversation with children who have lost one or both parents to discuss their situation.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2724-2751"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13433893/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142514240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
OmegaPub Date : 2026-09-01Epub Date: 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1177/00302228241284926
Akash Kolte, Miriam Priti Mohan
{"title":"Sibling Bereavement Among Young Indian Adults.","authors":"Akash Kolte, Miriam Priti Mohan","doi":"10.1177/00302228241284926","DOIUrl":"10.1177/00302228241284926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative study explores the bereavement experiences of 12 surviving siblings in India, focusing on familial, societal, and cultural influences. Six themes emerged: \"The Demanding Familial Role,\" \"Isolation That Accompanies the Grief,\" \"Damaging Impact of Society,\" \"Positive Role of Friends and Family,\" \"Support Systems,\" and \"Continuing Bonds.\" Participants often felt the burden of supporting their parents, leading to personal grief suppression and isolation, exacerbated by societal stigmas. Conversely, empathetic friends, supportive extended family, and professional resources like therapy provided crucial coping mechanisms. Continuing bonds with the deceased offered comfort and connection. The study highlights the need for comprehensive support systems tailored to cultural and societal contexts. It emphasizes the importance of public awareness and education to foster a supportive response to bereavement. Further research with larger, more diverse samples is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":74338,"journal":{"name":"Omega","volume":" ","pages":"2445-2463"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}