Culture-related grief beliefs of Chinese Shidu parents: Development and psychometric properties of a new scale.

ABSTRACT: Background: In China, parents whose only-child dies and who have no living or adopted child are called Shidu parents. Negative thinking is assumed to contribute to the development of emotional problems in bereavement. Because grief cognitions are likely influenced by the concepts of Chinese traditional culture (e.g., family continuation), Shidu parents may hold specific culture-related grief beliefs about themselves or the world, which, in turn, could impede their recovery. Objective: This study developed a questionnaire assessing the culture-related grief beliefs of Shidu parents and examined its psychometric properties. Methods: This newly developed questionnaire was administered to the combined sample of 313 Shidu parents. Exploratory (n = 164) and confirmatory fact

SUBMITTER: Shi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609346 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature