Objective: To review the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Bereavement Phenomenology Questionnaire (BPQ).
Method: Continuous data were compared using two tailed t-tests and analysis of variance. A confirmatory factor analysis was carried out.
Results: Good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.93) with a single factor has been found. The BPQ discriminates the intensity of grief between widows and widowers, spouses and offspring, and temporally between acute and later phases of bereavement.
Conclusion: Although on the BPQ items are highly correlated and only a single factor has emerged, it remains nonetheless a valid and reliable scale for the measurement of grief.
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