Sammanfattning
This study describes Finnish parents' (n = 461) parental relationship satisfaction and examines
factors associated with relationship satisfaction after the death of a child in the family. This reported
study is part of a broader investigation concerning parents' experiences after the death of a child.
Most respondents were very (36%) or quite satisfied (49%) with their current relationship. Lower
relationship satisfaction scores were reported by older respondents, people with poorer subjective
health and people who had other living children. Causes of death other than stillbirth, need for
marriage counselling and moderate or poor marital relationship of the respondents' own parents in
childhood were also related to lower relationship satisfaction. Published by arrangement with John
Wiley & Sons.