Complicated Grief in a Spanish Sample of Victims of Terrorism: Evidence of Validity of the Inventory of Complicated Grief

The Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) is the most widely used instrument to measure complicated grief (CG), but its psychometric properties have hardly been examined in relatives of those who died by violent means. The objective of this study was to obtain evidence of validity of the ICG in a rel...

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Autores: Soriano, Arantxa, García-Vera, María Paz, Cobos, Beatriz, Gesteira Santos, Clara, Morán, Noelia, Fausor, Rocío, Sanz-García, Ana, Jiménez-Prensa, Adela, Sanz, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/71558
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71558
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:complicated grief
inventory of complicated grief
factorial structure
reliability
validity
ICG
duelo complicado
estructura factorial
fiabilidad
validez
inventario de duelo complicado
Psiquiatría
Psicología clínica y psicodiagnóstico
Psicometría
3211 Psiquiatría
6101 Patología
6105.05 Psicometría
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Sumario:The Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG) is the most widely used instrument to measure complicated grief (CG), but its psychometric properties have hardly been examined in relatives of those who died by violent means. The objective of this study was to obtain evidence of validity of the ICG in a relatives of those who died due to terrorist attacks in Spain. The factorial structure, internal consistency, and relationship with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress were analyzed in a Spanish sample of 211 relatives of people who died in terrorist attacks. The ICG presented a one-factor structure that supports the validity of its total score. This score showed excellent internal consistency indices (alpha = .927; omega = .932) and adequate correlation indices with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress (r =.71, .63 and .76, respectively). The ICG provides reliable and valid measures of CG in adults who have lost a family member due to violent death.