Preliminary Development of a Postmortem Bodily Integrity Concerns Scale Among the University Students in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shui Hung Wong (0000-0003-3842-3925, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, corresponding author), Amy Yin Man Chow (0000-0002-4126-7815, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 617-633 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0030222820904887 |
| PMID | 32108544 |
| OpenAlex | W3006856740 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
The idea of keeping a body intact has been a major barrier that hinders people from making decision for posthumous organ donation or making consent for their deceased family member. The present research thus attempted to bridge the knowledge gap by conducting an exploratory study to identify the underlying beliefs, and a preliminary validation study to confirm the scale developed thereof. Nineteen university students participated in 5 semistructured focus groups; 115 participated in the exploratory factor analysis, while 96 in the confirmatory factor analysis. An 18-item scale, the Postmortem Bodily Integrity Concerns Scale was developed with 4 subscales: Filial Piety Beliefs, Worries of Organ Removal, Postmortem Mutilation Anxiety, and Detachment to Death. The corresponding measures were established and validated with acceptable psychometric properties and a model of good fit. The findings provided implications for the policymakers to devise plans in dealing with the postmortem bodily integrity issue
Anxiety · Confirmatory factor analysis · Exploratory factor analysis · Exploratory research · Organ donation · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Surgery · Transplantation
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| Highly cited | No |