Version 1
: Received: 4 September 2024 / Approved: 4 September 2024 / Online: 4 September 2024 (13:31:54 CEST)
How to cite:
Yiu, W. W.; Cheung, H. A.; Wong, P. W. Adaptation and Validation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) for Chinese Population. Preprints2024, 2024090364. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0364.v1
Yiu, W. W.; Cheung, H. A.; Wong, P. W. Adaptation and Validation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) for Chinese Population. Preprints 2024, 2024090364. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0364.v1
Yiu, W. W.; Cheung, H. A.; Wong, P. W. Adaptation and Validation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) for Chinese Population. Preprints2024, 2024090364. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0364.v1
APA Style
Yiu, W. W., Cheung, H. A., & Wong, P. W. (2024). Adaptation and Validation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) for Chinese Population. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0364.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Yiu, W. W., H.N. Amy Cheung and Paul W.C. Wong. 2024 "Adaptation and Validation of the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ) for Chinese Population" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.0364.v1
Abstract
Despite the increasing prevalence of pet ownership in Chinese societies, standardized tools to assess grief from pet loss remain lacking. Research predominantly focuses on Western populations, creating a gap in understanding pet bereavement in Chinese cultural settings. This study aimed to adapt and validate the Pet Bereavement Questionnaire (PBQ-C) for a Chinese context to create a culturally appropriate assessment tool. A total of 245 participants with companion animal loss experiences were recruited through the university of the research team. They were invited to complete an online survey including the Chinese PBQ, the Depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21), and the Inventory of Complicated Grief (ICG). Both Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis were conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the PBQ-C and the findings supported a three-factor structure—grief, anger, and guilt—aligned with the original PBQ, with three items were reassigned to different factors. Despite these adjustments, the PBQ-C showed strong internal consistency, split-half reliability, and concurrent validity. The validated PBQ-C provides a culturally sensitive tool for assessing pet bereavement in Chinese society that can promote research and counselling support for this under-researched and under-recognized type of loss of human-animal relationships.
Keywords
Animal or Pet Bereavement; Chinese Validation; Pet Loss; Psychometric Validation
Subject
Social Sciences, Psychology
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