Inventory of Complicated Spiritual Grief: Development and Validation of a New Measure

Death Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 239-250

  Burke, Laurie A ^a   Neimeyer, Robert A ^a   Holland, Jason M ^b   Dennard, Sharon ^c   Oliver, Linda ^c   Shear, M Katherine ^d  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c Mt Ararat Baptist Church   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; EQUIPMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIRITUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893753810     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2013.810098     Document Type: Article

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