Development and validation of the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist
Title
Development and validation of the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist
Creator
Hogan NS; Greenfield DB; Schmidt LA
Identifier
Publisher
Death Studies
Date
2001
Subject
Humans; Grief; Adult; Death; Psychometrics; Statistical; Parent caregivers; Factor Analysis
Description
The purpose of this article is to provide data on a recently developed instrument to measure the multidimensional nature of the bereavement process. In contrast to widely used grief instruments that have been developed using rational methods of instrument construction, the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist (HGRC) was developed empirically from data collected from bereaved adults who had experienced the death of a loved one. Factor analysis of the HGRC revealed 6 factors in the normal trajectory of the grieving process: Despair, Panic Behavior, Blame and Anger, Detachment, Disorganization, and Personal Growth. Additional data are provided that support reliability and validity of the HGRC as well as its ability to discriminate variability in the grieving process as a function of cause of death and time lapsed since death. Empirical support is also provided for Personal Growth as an integral component of the bereavement process. The article concludes by considering the substantive as well as psychometric findings of this research for such issues as traumatic grief, anticipatory grief, change in the bereaved person's self-schema, and spiritual and existential growth.
2001
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Type
Journal Article
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Citation
Hogan NS; Greenfield DB; Schmidt LA, “Development and validation of the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed February 10, 2025, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/12088.