A causal model is proposed to delineate predictors of self-reported grief among surviving family members of homicidal victims. The model specifies structural linkages among sociodemographic characteristics, psychological factors, and subjective ratings of grief. The proposed model is evaluated using data from a survey of members of “Victims of Violence” support groups. The results, for the most part, support the proposed model and indicate that correlates of grief differ across gender-specific subgroups in terms of their relative importance, predictive power, complexity, and overall patterns. Implications of the findings for developing program interventions and future research are discussed.
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