Chapter 1 Introduction Bereaved adult children:The gap in literature Guilt:An important emotion in grief The present studies:Guilt in bereaved Chinese adult children Overview of the project Chapter 2 Literature review Guilt in bereavement Critical analysis and research gaps The proposed conceptualization of bereavement guilt Chinese Bereaved Adult Children The present research Chapter 3 Methodology Meeting research objectives What is mixed method research Advantages and functions of mixed method Paradigm debate and pragmatism Methodological Framework Chapter 4 The subjective experience of guilt: Insiders’ voices Introduction Method Results Discussion Chapter 5 Development and validation of a Bereavement Guilt Scale Introduction Method Results Discussion Chapter 6 Bereavement guilt: Its prevalence, predictors and relationship to complicated grief Introduction Method Results Discussion Chapter 7 General discussion and conclusion Summary of the research and findings Contributions and implications Limitations Future directions Reference