title: Factorial validity of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief-Present scale among bereaved older adults.
abstract: The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief-Present scale (TRIG-Present) is one of the most widely used grief measures; however, researchers have only empirically examined the validity and underlying factor structure of TRIG-Present scores in a few studies. Hence, in the present investigation, we sought to examine the factorial validity of the TRIG-Present (those scores that index current grief) among 2 samples of bereaved older adults--a community-dwelling sample of 162 individuals who experienced a diverse set of losses in terms of relationship to the deceased and time since loss, and a recently widowed sample of 212 individuals who were assessed at 2-months and 12-months postloss. Across both samples, we found support for a 3-factor model, composed of clusters of items representing Emotional Response, Thoughts, and Nonacceptance regarding a loss. Additionally, this 3-factor model exhibited significant invariance from 2-months to 12-months postloss in the recently widowed sample. Analyses examining the convergent validity of these 3 factors also suggest that this conceptualization of the TRIG-Present could have practical advantages and potentially influence the way in which clinicians and/or researchers assess grief and evaluate bereavement interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA 01610, USA. afutterm@holycross.edu
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Futterman
authors.forename: Jason M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Larry W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gallagher-Thompson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001601:Bereavement; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D029181:Spirituality
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