The Unfinished Business in Bereavement Scale-Brief Form: the Turkish adaptation, validity and reliability study

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2020

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CUMHURIYET UNIV TIP FAK PSIKIYATRI ANABILIM DALI

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

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Objective: This study aims to adapt the Unfinished Business in Bereavement Scale-Brief Form into Turkish. The scale assesses the incomplete experiences and unresolved conflicts which are important for the course of the grief. Methods: The sample of the study consists of 334 participants who are over 18 years, experienced a loss at least six months prior to survey. The average age is 30.30 +/- 13.40 years. Results: Confirmatory Factor analysis results indicated that two-factor model was a good fit to the data. Criterion validity analysis result showed that there was a strong correlation between the UBBS-Brief and the Complicated Grief Inventory. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for total score was 0.75. Conclusion: Consequently, the Turkish version of the USSB-Brief has adequate psychometric properties. It can be used as a valid and reliable measurement tool in evaluating of unfinished business with the deceased.

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loss, grief, unfinished business, validity, reliability, confirmatory factor analysis

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ANADOLU PSIKIYATRI DERGISI-ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

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Q4

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21

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