Factorial Validity of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief-Present Scale among Bereaved Older Adults

Autor/inn/en	Futterman, Andrew; Holland, Jason M.; Brown, Patrick J.; Thompson, Larry W.; Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores
Titel	Factorial Validity of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief-Present Scale among Bereaved Older Adults
Quelle	In: Psychological Assessment, 22 (2010) 3, S.675-687 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-3590
DOI	10.1037/a0019914
Schlagwörter	Grief; Emotional Response; Validity; Factor Structure; Measures (Individuals); Widowed; Researchers; Older Adults; Scores; Item Analysis; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trauer; Emotionales Verhalten; Gültigkeit; Faktorenstruktur; Messdaten; Researcher; Forscher; Älterer Erwachsener; Itemanalyse
Abstract	The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief-Present scale (TRIG-Present) is one of the most widely used grief measures; however, researchers have only empirically examined the validity and underlying factor structure of TRIG-Present scores in a few studies. Hence, in the present investigation, we sought to examine the factorial validity of the TRIG-Present (those scores that index current grief) among 2 samples of bereaved older adults--a community-dwelling sample of 162 individuals who experienced a diverse set of losses in terms of relationship to the deceased and time since loss, and a recently widowed sample of 212 individuals who were assessed at 2-months and 12-months postloss. Across both samples, we found support for a 3-factor model, composed of clusters of items representing Emotional Response, Thoughts, and Nonacceptance regarding a loss. Additionally, this 3-factor model exhibited significant invariance from 2-months to 12-months postloss in the recently widowed sample. Analyses examining the convergent validity of these 3 factors also suggest that this conceptualization of the TRIG-Present could have practical advantages and potentially influence the way in which clinicians and/or researchers assess grief and evaluate bereavement interventions. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10