Still With Me? Assessing the Persisting Relationship to a Deceased Loved-One-Validation of the "Continuing Bonds Scale" in a German Population

被引：8
作者：
Hopf, Dora [1 ,2 ]
Eckstein, Monika [1 ,2 ]
Ditzen, Beate [1 ,2 ]
Aguilar-Raab, Corina [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Heidelberg Univ Hosp, Inst Med Psychol, Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Ruprecht Karls Univ Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
来源：
OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING | 2024年 / 89卷 / 02期
关键词：
Continuing Bonds Scale; prolonged grief disorder; attachment; posttraumatic personal growth; bereavement complicated grief; PROLONGED GRIEF DISORDER; COMPLICATED GRIEF; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH; BEREAVEMENT; ATTACHMENT; ADJUSTMENT; DEPRESSION; HEALTH; INVENTORY;
D O I：
10.1177/00302228221076622
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Continuing the bond (CB) to a deceased loved one plays a clinically significant role in grief. We validated the Continuing Bonds Scale (CBS) examining externalized CB (illusions and hallucinations) versus internalized CB (use of the deceased as a secure base) in relation to risk factors of complicated grief and bereavement-related adjustment. Data from 364 bereaved German participants on CBS, Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG), and Posttraumatic Personal Growth Inventory (PPGI) entered an exploratory factor analysis. This yielded a two-factor-solution representing externalized and internalized CB (KMO = .89, chi 2 = 2100.5, df = 120). Both factors demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = .87). ICG and PPGI highly correlated with externalized and internalized CB. Cause of death and feelings of responsibility were associated with externalized CB. In the future, the use of the CBS could help predict problems in grief processing and consequently implement early interventions.
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