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Divergent and Convergent Validation of the Complicated Grief Prototype Narrative.

Although there is a prototype narrative for complicated grief (CG), there are neither divergent nor convergent validity studies of its clinical value. We evaluated the CG prototype narrative using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Clinical Interview for Complicated Grief Diagnosis. We first c...

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Publicado en:Journal of Loss & Trauma Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 235 - 246
Autores principales: Sousa, Virgiana, de Sá, Mónica, Rocha, José Carlos
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May/Jun2016
Materias:
Demography
Interviewing
Research methodology
Narratives
Complicated grief
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Sumario:Although there is a prototype narrative for complicated grief (CG), there are neither divergent nor convergent validity studies of its clinical value. We evaluated the CG prototype narrative using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Clinical Interview for Complicated Grief Diagnosis. We first conducted a convergent validation analysis followed by a divergent validation analysis. Results showed that participants with CG identified significantly more with the complicated grief prototype narrative than participants without CG.