Caregiver behaviors and childhood maladaptive grief: Initial validation of the Grief Facilitation Inventory.
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| Title: | Caregiver behaviors and childhood maladaptive grief: Initial validation of the Grief Facilitation Inventory. |
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| Authors: | Alvis, Lauren M., Dodd, Cody G., Oosterhoff, Benjamin, Hill, Ryan M., Rolon-Arroyo, Benjamin, Logsdon, Tami, Layne, Christopher M., Kaplow, Julie B. |
| Source: | Death Studies. 2022, Vol. 46 Issue 6, p1307-1315. 9p. 2 Charts. |
| Subjects: | Caregivers, Research evaluation, Research methodology evaluation, Research methodology, Behavior, Adaptability (Personality) in children, Questionnaires, Research funding, Grief in children |
| Abstract: | The Grief Facilitation Inventory (GFI) is a newly-developed measure of caregiver behaviors theorized to facilitate or hinder children's adaptive grief reactions. We examine its factor structure, reliability, and validity. An exploratory factor analysis identified four factors: Ongoing Connection, Existential Continuity/Support, Caregiver Grief Expression, and Grief Inhibition/Avoidance. Both child- and caregiver-report versions had adequate-to-good internal consistency. The child-report GFI showed evidence of criterion-referenced validity via significant correlations with measures of child maladaptive grief and other psychological symptoms. Results provide preliminary evidence of the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the GFI as a measure of caregiver grief-facilitation behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | The Grief Facilitation Inventory (GFI) is a newly-developed measure of caregiver behaviors theorized to facilitate or hinder children's adaptive grief reactions. We examine its factor structure, reliability, and validity. An exploratory factor analysis identified four factors: Ongoing Connection, Existential Continuity/Support, Caregiver Grief Expression, and Grief Inhibition/Avoidance. Both child- and caregiver-report versions had adequate-to-good internal consistency. The child-report GFI showed evidence of criterion-referenced validity via significant correlations with measures of child maladaptive grief and other psychological symptoms. Results provide preliminary evidence of the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the GFI as a measure of caregiver grief-facilitation behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07481187 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07481187.2020.1841849 |
