@article{ref1,
title="Validation of a new measure of the concept of good death among Taiwanese children",
journal="Death studies",
year="2012",
author="Yang, Shu Ching and Lai, Sih-Yi",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="228-252",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure dimensions of the concept of a good death held by Taiwanese children. The sample consisted of 1,698 Taiwanese children, approximately 12-14 years of age. Participants completed the self-administered Good Death Concept Scale (GDCS), which consists of 30 statements describing potentially important contributors to a good death that had been identified in the relevant literature. Findings indicated that the GDCS is reliable and valid, as evidenced by the acceptable reliability, the consistent item-total correlations, the successful confirmatory factor analysis modeling, and the significant associations between the scale measuring concepts of a good death and 2 standardized scales (the Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale and the Death Attitude Profile-Revised). The results of this study suggest that GDCS measures 8 distinct domains, each reflecting a different aspect of good death: physical/biological, psychological, social, cognitive, altruistic, spiritual, affective, and rational.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-1187",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}