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TF
Trauerfragebogen
Short abstract
With the TF, individual grief reactions can be measured according to the Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist (HGRC; Hogan, 1987). The multidimensionality of the mourning process can also be shown. Furthermore, the factor "inner strength/personal growth" can be demonstrated as an integral part of the mourning process. The questionnaire comprises 61 items, which are assigned to the following five subscales: (1) Despair and sense of distance, (2) Hostility and bitterness, (3) Physical reactions, (4) Inner strength/personal growth, (5) Cognitive factor. Reliability: According to Cronbach, values between alpha = .96 were calculated for the total scale, and values between alpha = .81 and alpha = .96 for the subscales. Validity: According to the first findings, this is a valid instrument. The factorial structure of the HGRC could be largely replicated. Norms: The normalization was performed on a group of 314 persons of the normal population in the Federal Republic of Germany aged 18 to 55 years.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: TF. Trauerfragebogen. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9004952
Citation
Weiser, P. & Ochsmann, R. (2004). TF. Trauerfragebogen [Verfahrensdokumentation, Trauerfragebogen und Studie zu Trauereaktionen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6589
Short information
Short Name TF
English Name Hogan Grief Reaction Checklist - German version
Authors Weiser, P., Ochsmann, R.
Published in Test archive 2004
Copyright/Licence Copyright Autoren; CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0
Key words Grief, Death and Dying, Emotional States, Emotional Responses
Language versions deu
Construct Grief Reaction
Application age 18-55 years
Item number 61 items
Subscales (1) Despair and feeling of distance, (2) Hostility and bitterness, (3) Physical reactions, (4) Inner strength/personal growth, (5) Cognitive factor
Application Time 15-20 min.
Interpretation time approx. 5 min.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .81-.96.
Information on construct and criterion validity.
N = 314; Reference data: Mean values and standard deviations.
Applications Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Weiser, P. & Ochsmann, R. (2002). Trauerfragebogen. Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Psychologisches Institut, Abteilung Sozialpsychologie/Thanatologie.
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Prof. Dr. Randolph Ochsmann, Emeritus, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Psychologisches Institut, Abt. Sozialpsychologie/Thanatologie, Staudinger Weg 9, D-55099 Mainz
Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Prisca Weiser, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie der Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, Gebäude 207, D-55131 Mainz