چکیده (انگلیسی):

The CES-D scale is used to investigate depression of 201 aging parents who lost their only child in China. The results show that the bereaved parents have greater depression than the elder individuals in the general population. The results also indicate that sudden death and poor health have a significant positive relationship with depression of older parents who lost only one child. There is significant negative relationships between PTG and depression of older parents who lost only one child. The findings suggested the necessity of exploring psychological well-being of child-deceased elders and importance of developing interventions to assist these elders achieve posttraumatic growth from loss of their child.