Recent studies revealed the significance of social
support on human functioning and well-being, and also the adverse effect of
social constraints and lack of support. Especially after negative life events
such as loss of a loved one, individuals search for support and when not found,
adaptation becomes problematic. Thus, measuring and monitoring the perceptions
of social constraints is important as well as the social support. This study
aimed to conduct the initial reliability and validity analyses of the Social
Constraints Scale (SCS) in a Turkish population. SCS and Two-Track Bereavement
Questionnaire (TTBQ) were administered to 323 bereaved individuals (222 females
and 101 males) with a mean age of 35.31 (SD
= 14.63). Relational active grieving (RAG)
and biopsychosocial functioning subscales of TTBQ were used to test the
criterion-related validity of the SCS. Results suggested that SCS had good reliability and validity results,
and had significant positive correlations with both RAG and biopsychosocial
functioning. Moreover, according to the results, when the bereaved perceive
more social constraints, they also have more problems with functioning and
maladaptive grieving. Results of the initial construct validity,
criterion-related validity and internal consistency tests showed that, the
Turkish SCS is a valid and reliable scale.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | August 20, 2018 |
Submission Date | March 11, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 8 Issue: 2 |
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