Brown Elissa J, Goodman Robin F
Department of Psychology, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2005 Jun;34(2):248-59. doi: 10.1207/s15374424jccp3402_4.
This study is an exploration of the measurement and correlates of childhood traumatic grief (CTG). Eighty-three children of uniformed service personnel who died during the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, were assessed using measures of demographic characteristics, trauma exposure (physical proximity, emotional proximity, and secondary adversities), use of coping strategies, psychiatric symptoms (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], general anxiety, depression), self-esteem, and traumatic grief. An exploratory factor analysis of the Extended Grief Inventory (EGI; Layne, Savjak, Saltzman, & Pynoos, 2001) indicated distinct constructs of normal versus traumatic grief. CTG factor scores were correlated with secondary adversities from the traumatic event, symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and coping responses, underscoring the theoretical and clinical utility of the content of the measure. Study limitations and future research recommendations are discussed.
本研究旨在探索儿童创伤性悲伤（CTG）的测量方法及其相关因素。对83名在2001年9月11日世贸中心袭击事件中丧生的军警人员的子女进行了评估，评估内容包括人口统计学特征、创伤暴露情况（身体接近程度、情感接近程度和继发性逆境）、应对策略的使用、精神症状（创伤后应激障碍[PTSD]、广泛性焦虑、抑郁）、自尊以及创伤性悲伤。对扩展悲伤量表（EGI；Layne、Savjak、Saltzman和Pynoos，2001）进行的探索性因素分析表明，正常悲伤与创伤性悲伤存在不同的结构。CTG因素得分与创伤事件中的继发性逆境、PTSD症状、焦虑、抑郁及应对反应相关，这突出了该测量内容在理论和临床方面的实用性。文中还讨论了研究的局限性及对未来研究的建议。
