Grief-related beliefs in shidu parents with and without prolonged grief disorder: psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Typical Beliefs Questionnaire

We examined the rate of positive endorsement, factor structure, internal consistency, and validity of the TBQ-C in 310 community-based shidu parents (including 102 who met the criteria for PGD). Results showed that the rate of positive endorsement for each item ranged from 7.2 % to 48.6% among non-PGD participants, and from 20.6 % to 92.2% among PGD participants. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the original 5-factor structure fit both the non-PGD and PGD shidu parents. The TBQ-C showed acceptable internal consistency and satisfactory convergent and concurrent validity in both groups. It had good discriminant validity and can be helpful in distinguishing shidu parents with and without PGD. The TBQ-C can be used to investigate common grief-related beliefs that may be problematic for both shidu parents with and without PGD.PMID:34235799 | DOI:10.1002/cpp.2641
Source: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research