TY - JOUR
T1 - Network Structure of Bereavement Functional Impairment Symptoms Measured by the Grief Impairment Scale in a Peruvian Sample
AU - Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás
AU - Ventura-León, José
AU - Sánchez Carlessi, Héctor Hugo
AU - Reyes Romero, Carlos
AU - Matos Ramírez, Patricia
AU - Lee, Sherman A.
AU - Barrios, Iván
AU - Torales, Julio
AU - Vilca, Lindsey W.
AU - Carbajal-León, Carlos
AU - Hualparuca-Olivera, Luis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2025/1
Y1 - 2025/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to characterize the network structure of grief-related functional impairment symptoms as measured by The Grief Impairment Scale (GIS) in 520 Peruvian individuals who have experienced the death of a family member or loved one. A psychological network model was applied to evaluate the estimation, stability, and accuracy of the network during the analysis sequence. The results indicated that the inability to perform activities at work, school, or home was the most central symptom in the entire network. However, the presence of high instability in the centrality indices indicates that the central node may differ in other cultural contexts. The networks were invariant according to sex. The most influential node in the women's group was their inability to perform activities at work, school, or home. In men, the most central node was the presence of health problems due to bereavement.
AB - The aim of this study was to characterize the network structure of grief-related functional impairment symptoms as measured by The Grief Impairment Scale (GIS) in 520 Peruvian individuals who have experienced the death of a family member or loved one. A psychological network model was applied to evaluate the estimation, stability, and accuracy of the network during the analysis sequence. The results indicated that the inability to perform activities at work, school, or home was the most central symptom in the entire network. However, the presence of high instability in the centrality indices indicates that the central node may differ in other cultural contexts. The networks were invariant according to sex. The most influential node in the women's group was their inability to perform activities at work, school, or home. In men, the most central node was the presence of health problems due to bereavement.
KW - bereavement
KW - functional impairment
KW - network analysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166558847&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10541373231191245
DO - 10.1177/10541373231191245
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85166558847
SN - 1054-1373
VL - 33
SP - 5
EP - 21
JO - Illness Crisis and Loss
JF - Illness Crisis and Loss
IS - 1
ER -