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Predictors of prolonged grief disorder in Chinese elderly shidu parents: The role of perceived stigma and perceived stress

Predictors of prolonged grief disorder in Chinese elderly shidu parents: The role of perceived... INTRODUCTIONDevelopments in public health and medicine have increased life expectancy while reducing mortality (Global Aging Initiative, 2017). In recent decades, the number of old people has been increasing rapidly and aging is now sweeping the world including developing countries (Balachandran et al., 2019; Yin et al., 2020). China has the largest number of the aging population, and according to the prediction of experts, by 2030, Chinese elderly population aged 60 and above will account for 24.6% of the world's total population (Yin et al., 2020). Since the implementation of the one‐child policy in China in 1970s, a special group has emerged in Chinese society – the shidu population, who lost their only child and has not conceived or adopted another (Yin et al., 2018). Those who are over 60 years old and have lost their only child are called elderly shidu parents. Researchers estimated that 165 000 elderly shidu parents would emerge every year in China (Han et al., 2018). Previous studies reported that shidu parents are at high risk of suffering from mental illnesses (Harper et al., 2014; Lannen et al., 2008; Rogers et al., 2008), such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive symptoms, anxiety, and prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Although the one‐child policy has ended in 2016, the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia-Pacific Psychiatry Wiley

Predictors of prolonged grief disorder in Chinese elderly shidu parents: The role of perceived stigma and perceived stress

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INTRODUCTIONDevelopments in public health and medicine have increased life expectancy while reducing mortality (Global Aging Initiative, 2017). In recent decades, the number of old people has been increasing rapidly and aging is now sweeping the world including developing countries (Balachandran et al., 2019; Yin et al., 2020). China has the largest number of the aging population, and according to the prediction of experts, by 2030, Chinese elderly population aged 60 and above will account for 24.6% of the world's total population (Yin et al., 2020). Since the implementation of the one‐child policy in China in 1970s, a special group has emerged in Chinese society – the shidu population, who lost their only child and has not conceived or adopted another (Yin et al., 2018). Those who are over 60 years old and have lost their only child are called elderly shidu parents. Researchers estimated that 165 000 elderly shidu parents would emerge every year in China (Han et al., 2018). Previous studies reported that shidu parents are at high risk of suffering from mental illnesses (Harper et al., 2014; Lannen et al., 2008; Rogers et al., 2008), such as post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive symptoms, anxiety, and prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Although the one‐child policy has ended in 2016, the

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Asia-Pacific Psychiatry – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 2022

Keywords: China; elderly shidu parents; perceived stigma; perceived stress; prolonged grief disorder

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