Jahrami Haitham, Saif Zahra, Chen Wen, Helmy Mai, Ghazzawi Hadeel, Trabelsi Khaled, Natan Pires Gabriel, Bragazzi Nicola L, Pandi-Perumal Seithikurippu R, Seeman Mary V
Government Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain.
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain.
Heliyon. 2023 Jun 8;9(6):e17066. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17066. eCollection 2023 Jun.
The topic of "ghosting" as a method of terminating a relationship has been discussed in both popular media and academic circles. Although research on this issue is scarce, the concept has acquired popularity and gained scholarly attention. A reliable and valid measure of this phenomenon does not, however, exist. GHOST (The Ghosting Questionnaire) was designed and psychometrically tested to explore ghostee experiences. A total of 811 adults participated in an online survey to test this instrument. It was developed based on a thorough analysis of research on the topic of ghosting using a phenomenological qualitative method to identify ghosting domains and generate questionnaire items. In terms of content validity and construct validity, the final version of the measure was found to be satisfactory. GHOST was found to have adequate internal consistency - scores of 0.74, 0.74, and 0.80, indicating acceptable Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, and ordinal's alpha coefficients, respectively. Factor analyses found the GHOST questionnaire to be a valid and reliable instrument that can be used for screening ghosting experiences and for designing community-based distress prevention and intervention programs. A dynamic fit index (DFI) cutoffs approach was also used and showed robust fitting.
“消失式分手”作为一种结束关系的方式，在大众媒体和学术界都有过讨论。尽管关于这个问题的研究很少，但这个概念已经流行起来并受到了学术关注。然而，目前还不存在一种可靠且有效的衡量这一现象的方法。“消失式分手问卷（GHOST）”被设计出来并进行了心理测量测试，以探究被“消失”者的经历。共有811名成年人参与了一项在线调查来测试这个工具。它是在对“消失式分手”主题的研究进行全面分析的基础上，采用现象学定性方法来确定“消失式分手”的领域并生成问卷项目而开发的。在内容效度和结构效度方面，该测量工具的最终版本被认为是令人满意的。研究发现，GHOST具有足够的内部一致性——得分分别为0.74、0.74和0.80，分别表明克朗巴哈系数、麦克唐纳ω系数和有序α系数均可接受。因子分析发现，GHOST问卷是一种有效且可靠的工具，可用于筛选“消失式分手”经历以及设计基于社区的痛苦预防和干预项目。还采用了动态拟合指数（DFI）临界值方法，结果显示拟合效果良好。
