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  • Psychometrics
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • Guilt is a common emotion following bereavement.
  • Existing measures may not capture the multidimensional nature of bereavement guilt.
  • A theoretically grounded, validated scale is needed to assess this complex emotion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the rationale, development, and validation of the Bereavement Guilt Scale (BGS).
  • To establish the psychometric properties of the BGS.
  • To provide a reliable and valid instrument for assessing bereavement guilt.

Main Methods:

  • Item pool generation through in-depth interviews and literature review.
  • Statistical analyses for item selection using Sample 1 (N=273).
  • Psychometric evaluation including confirmatory factor analysis, reliability, and validity testing across Samples 2 (N=600) and 3 (N=479).

Main Results:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis supported a five-factor model for the BGS.
  • BGS scores demonstrated strong construct validity through correlations with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, self-forgiveness, and mode of death.
  • The scale exhibited good internal consistency and test-retest reliability.

Conclusions:

  • The Bereavement Guilt Scale (BGS) is a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing multiple dimensions of guilt after loss.
  • The BGS shows promise as a valuable tool in clinical and research settings related to bereavement.
  • Further cross-cultural validation of the BGS is recommended.