Translation and validation of core bereavement items into Urdu language on a sample of bereaved parents and spouses in Pakistan: A pilot study

Core Bereavement Items Scale was translated into Urdu language and validated in Pakistani population through forward-backward procedure. It is a 17-item scale with three subscales, namely Images and Thoughts, Acute Separation, and Grief. A cross-sectional study was commenced on June 10, 2016, and completed by July 2017 as part of a pilot study of PhD research at National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Two hundred and sixty (260) participants were selected through a combination of convenience and snowball techniques. Results showed good alpha reliability and item-total correlation ranged from 0.62 to 0.77. Confirmatory factor analysis showed good fit of the model on the data. The findings supported the three-factor solution for the translated version of the CBI. The findings also indicated that females and participants living in nuclear family system report more severe bereavement. CBI Urdu version can be used as a valid and reliable measure for the assessment of bereavement intensity in Urdu speaking population anywhere in the world.