Modification and Factor Analysis of the Grief Experience Inventory in Non-Death Loss/Bereavement Situations

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ID13627872
AuthorsEllen S Zinner (University of Maryland Medical System, corresponding author), John D Ball (Eastern Virginia Medical School), Michael L Stutts (Eastern Virginia Medical School), Peter J Mikulka (Old Dominion University), Peter Mikulka (Old Dominion University)
Year1991
Volume23
Issue2
Pages143-151
Publication date1991-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/kt3n-9kh9-3h24-fh8r
OpenAlexW2074222290
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

The Grief Experience Inventory (GEI), developed by Sanders, Mauger, and Strong in 1985, is a broad multidimensional measure of grief applicable to both death and non-death loss/bereavement situations. Further modification of the non-death GEI form was undertaken and employed in assessing grief reactions of mothers of brain-injured adolescents and young adults across three years, post-injury. Factor analysis of these data was computed and compared to factors derived from the original GEI General Reference Group. There were strikingly similar factor structures between the modified non-death form and the original GEI, affirming the rationale and method of inventory construction, and supporting the validity and strength of the GEI as a measure of grief in varied loss situations. Recommendations for future application are offered

Complicated grief · Grief · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology

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