title: Factor structure of the Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ).
abstract: The Grief Experience Questionnaire (GEQ; T.W. Barrett & T.B. Scott, 1989) is a self-report measure of grief responses, including some that have been associated with grief after a suicide (e.g., feelings of rejection, responsibility, shame, stigmatization, etc.).  In this study, a sample of 350 university students who had experienced the death of a significant other completed the GEQ.  A principal components analysis with varimax rotation yielded an 8-factor solution with satisfactory psychometric properties.  Results clearly document that the GEQ is a multidimensional measure of grief phenomenology.  It is concluded that although the GEQ has broad applicability, the scale as revised herein may have a special relevance to suicide bereavement, and may be of use in both research and clinically based applications.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Bailley
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dunham
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kral
mesh_terms: D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires