Table 4.

Counts and Frequencies of Fathers (n = 15) who Reported Themes/Subthemes at T1 and T2

Themes and Subthemes	T1	T2
PERSONAL CHANGES
Personality:
Maturity	0 (0%)	4 (27%)
Withdrawn	2 (13%)	1 (7%)
Compassion	2 (13%)	0 (0%)
Sadness	2 (13%)	0 (0%)
Anger	2 (13%)	1 (7%)
Fear of another death	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Openness	n/a	1 (7%)
School work	3 (20%)	0 (0%)
Goals/life perspective:
Life priorities	3 (20%)	1 (7%)
Motivated by deceased sibling	2 (13%)	0 (0%)
Activities/interests	1 (7%)	3 (20%)
CHANGES IN RELATIONSHIPS
Peer changes	2 (13%)	5 (33%)
Peer relationships closer	0 (0%)	1 (7%)
Family relationships closer	3 (20%)	0 (0%)
Sibling role change	0 (0%)	1 (7%)
Family relationships more distant	0 (0%)	2 (13%)
NO CHANGES
No changes attributed to death	3 (20%)	4 (27%)
Changes attributed to development	1 (7%)	4 (27%)