The bereavement phenomenology questionnaire: a single factor only.
OBJECTIVE
To review the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Bereavement Phenomenology Questionnaire (BPQ).


METHODS
Continuous data were compared using two tailed t-tests and analysis of variance. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out.


RESULTS
Good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.93) with a single factor has been found. The BPQ discriminates the intensity of grief between widows and widowers, spouses and offspring, and temporally between acute and later phases of bereavement.


CONCLUSIONS
Although on the BPQ items are highly correlated and only a single factor has emerged, it remains nonetheless a valid and reliable scale for the measurement of grief.
Kissane
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Centre for Palliative Care, University of Melbourne, Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Bloch
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McKenzie
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DP
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires