?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Long-term+impact+of+childhood+bereavement%3A+Preliminary+analysis+of+the+1970+British+Cohort+Study+(BCS70)&rft.creator=Parsons%2C+S&rft.description=There+is+a+body+of+evidence+suggesting+that+for+some+children+there+can+be+a+profound+impact+on+their+life+from+the+loss+of+a+parent+at+the+time+of+the+bereavement.+Case-study+research+suggests+this+impact+can+be+felt+throughout+an+individual%3Fs+life%2C+but+less+is+known+about+how+this+emotional+upheaval+in+childhood+influences+achievement+in+the+different+domains+of+adult+life.+To+investigate+the+long-term+impact+of+childhood+bereavement%2C+this+preliminary+analysis+uses+data+from+the+1970+British+Cohort+Study+(BCS70)+first+to+describe+some+of+the+characteristics+of+bereaved+children+and+their+families+and+second+to+investigate+the+correlates+of+childhood+bereavement+with+measures+of+adult+wellbeing.+Measures+of+well+being+outcomes+for+adults+were+available+at+age+30%2C+namely+educational+qualifications+obtained%2C+general+health%2C+mental+health%2C+and+employment+status.+The+research+analyses+carried+out+and+reported+in+this+Working+Paper+are+based+on+longitudinal+information+provided+by+11%2C000%2B+adults+who+were+born+in+1970+and+were+members+of+the+BCS70+cohort+study+who+were+interviewed+at+age+30.+Fifty-one+per+cent+of+these+cohort+members+were+female.&rft.publisher=Department+for+Education&rft.date=2011-09&rft.type=Report&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(CWRC+Working+Paper+++).+Department+for+Education%3A+London%2C+UK.+++++&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10154709%2F&rft.rights=open