Albuquerque, SaraNarciso, IsabelPereira, Marco2024-04-112024-04-112019-10-07Albuquerque, S., Narciso, I., & Pereira, M. (2020). Portuguese version of the continuing bonds scale–16 in a sample of bereaved parents. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 25(3), 245-263. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2019.16681331532-50241532-5032http://hdl.handle.net/10451/64171The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Continuing Bonds Scale–16 (CBS-16) in a sample of Portuguese-speaking bereaved parents. The sample comprised 355 parents (mean age: 40.52 years) who completed the CBS16 as well as measures of grief and posttraumatic growth. The exploratory factor analysis suggested a two-factor structure (internalized and externalized continuing bonds), which was also supported through a confirmatory factor analysis. The CBS-16 presented satisfactory reliability, as well as construct, convergent, and known-groups validities. These results support the use of the CBS-16 as an adequate measure of continuing bonds among bereaved parents.engDeath of a childContinuing bondsReliabilityValidityjournal article2024-03-26cv-prod-338506010.1080/15325024.2019.1668133