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Grief in Women Religious 20 measure were developed by Faschingbauer and colleagues based on their clinical experience as well as literature for normal and atypical grief (Stroebe et al., 2001). The TRIG consists of 26 items that assess feelings and actions surrounding the death of a loved one. The introductory section of the TRIG assesses the individual's relationship with the deceased, perceived closeness with the deceased, and length of time since the death occurred. This inventory also consists of two primary scales, which are composed of simple statements. Part I, titled "Past Behavior," consists of eight items that assess behavior occurring shortly after the death (e.g., "I found it hard to sleep after this person died"). The participants respond on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "Completely True" to "Completely False." On this section, the items are reverse scored and the scores range from 8 to 40 (Longman, 1993). Part II, titled "Present Feelings," consists of 13 items that assess feelings at the time of the data collection (e.g., "I still get upset when I think about the person who died;" Ginzburg, Geron, & Solomon, 2002). Part II is the primary measure used to assess change in grief symptoms over a period of time (Stroebe et al., 2001). On this scale, the participants also respond on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "Completely True" to "Completely False," such that the scores on Part II can range from 13 to 65 (Longman, 1993). In addition, the items are reverse scored. For this study, the mean score for Part II used to assess grief symptoms over time. Part III, titled "Related Facts," consists of five basic statements that assess information associated with the death of the individual (Longman, 1993). For this section, the participants respond either true or false. The TRIG concludes with an open- ended question that asks participants to add other thoughts or feelings. For the purposes
Grief in Women Religious 21 of this study, no specific hypothesis will utilize the qualitative data gathered from the TRIG. Research shows the TRIG to have a moderate level of reliability with coefficient alphas of .77 for Part I and .86 for Part II (Stroebe, Stroebe, & Hansson, 1993). Furthermore, in a study of 260 adults, the coefficient alpha for Part II was .77 (Faschingbauer et al., 1987). In a longitudinal study performed by Longman (1993), grief symptoms were assessed in male and female adults at three months to two years postloss and than three months later. The Cronbach's alpha in that study ranged from .78 to .93 for different sections of the TRIG at different times of measurement. In the present study, for Part II, the coefficient alphas for time 1 and time 2 were .85 and .83. Some modifications were made on the TRIG to reflect the present study's population and time frame. Specifically, in the inventory items, husband and wife were removed and time since the person died was revised to range from ''within the past month" to "within the past 4 to 7 months," Furthermore, in Part III, on item four, "each year" was changed to read "each month." However, no items in Part II were altered, which is the primary scale used to assess changes in symptoms of grief and was the only section used in this study. Social support. Social Support was measured using the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ; Sarason, Levine, Basham, & Sarason, 1983). The SSQ measures the participant's availability for and his or her satisfaction with social support (see Appendix C). Sarason et al. (1983) derived their definition of social support from Bowlby's Theory of Attachment, basing it on the accessibility of individuals on whom they can depend, who care for them and who support them. The SSQ consists of 27
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