eprintid: 10154709 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/15/47/09 datestamp: 2023-02-24 17:00:12 lastmod: 2023-02-24 17:00:12 status_changed: 2023-02-24 17:00:12 type: report metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Parsons, S title: Long-term impact of childhood bereavement: Preliminary analysis of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) ispublished: pub divisions: B14 divisions: J81 divisions: B16 divisions: UCL note: This work is licensed under the Open Government Licence 3.0. abstract: 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?s life, 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, 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, namely educational qualifications obtained, general health, mental health, and employment status. The research analyses carried out and reported in this Working Paper are based on longitudinal information provided by 11,000+ 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. date: 2011-09 date_type: published publisher: Department for Education official_url: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/long-term-impact-of-childhood-bereavement-preliminary-analysis-of-the-1970-british-cohort-study-bcs70 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1074862 confidential: false lyricists_name: Parsons, Samantha lyricists_id: SJPAR64 actors_name: Parsons, Samantha actors_id: SJPAR64 actors_role: owner full_text_status: restricted series: CWRC Working Paper place_of_pub: London, UK pages: 22 citation: Parsons, S; (2011) Long-term impact of childhood bereavement: Preliminary analysis of the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70). (CWRC Working Paper ). Department for Education: London, UK. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10154709/1/CWRC-00081-2011.pdf