Portuguese Version of the Continuing Bonds Scale–16 in a Sample of Bereaved Parents. Issue 3 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Albuquerque, Sara; Narciso, Isabel; Pereira, Marco
• Is Part Of: Journal of loss and trauma. Volume 25:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 245
• Page End: 263
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Death of a child -- continuing bonds -- reliability -- validity; Loss (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Adjustment (Psychology) -- Periodicals; Life change events -- Periodicals; Interpersonal relations -- Periodicals; 154.4
• DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2019.1668133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1532-5024

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Continuing Bonds Scale–16 (CBS-16) in a sample of Portuguese-speaking bereaved parents. The sample comprised 355 parents (mean age: 40.52 years) who completed the CBS-16 as well as measures of grief and posttraumatic growth. The exploratory factor analysis suggested a two-factor structure (internalized and externalized continuing bonds), which was also supported through a confirmatory factor analysis. The CBS-16 presented satisfactory reliability, as well as construct, convergent, and known-groups validities. These results support the use of the CBS-16 as an adequate measure of continuing bonds among bereaved parents.