| Are normal and complicated grief different constructs? a confirmatory factor analytic test. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 19115457 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Nowadays, much debate in the bereavement domain is directed towards the inclusion of Complicated Grief (CG) as a separate category in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Important within this discussion is the conceptual relationship between CG reactions and normal grief (NG) reactions. This study aims at elucidating this relationship by using data from 456 bereaved young adults, aged 17 to 25 years. We examined the structural distinctiveness of CG and NG reactions, using two criteria sets. The first set ties in with previous research in bereaved adults on the distinctiveness of CG and NG and allows to test the replicability of earlier findings. The second set links up with the recently revised criteria for CG and permits to investigate whether earlier findings hold for the new criteria. For both sets, two models for NG and CG were compared using confirmatory factor analytic procedures. These analyses revealed that CG and NG reactions can be distinguished by their very nature, except for one CG reaction (viz. 'yearning'), that loaded on both factors. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Let Dillen; Johnny R J Fontaine; Leni Verhofstadt-Denève |
Related Documents
:
|
8032087 - The same photoperiodic clock may control induction and maintenance of diapause in the s... 18602467 - Physicochemical properties and biocompatibility of n-trimethyl chitosan: effect of quat... 8946127 - Food-associated gastrointestinal disease. 15635687 - Molecular mechanisms of toxicity of important food-borne phytotoxins. 21045857 - New food composition data on selected ethnic foods consumed in europe. 19757457 - Sexually dimorphic effects of postnatal treatment on the development of activity-based ... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Clinical psychology & psychotherapy Volume: 15 ISSN: 1099-0879 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Psychol Psychother Publication Date: 2008 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2008-12-30 Completed Date: 2009-05-13 Revised Date: 2011-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9416196 Medline TA: Clin Psychol Psychother Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 386-95 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
|
2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Personnel Management, Work and Organizational Psychology, Ghent University. Let.Dillen@UGent.be |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Adolescent Adult Attitude to Death Factor Analysis, Statistical* Female Grief* Humans Male Questionnaires Self Disclosure Severity of Illness Index Young Adult |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Prevalence and prediction of re-experiencing and avoidance after elective surgical abortion: a prosp...
Next Document: Predicting the effect of psychoeducational group treatment for hypochondriasis.