Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati psihometrijske karakteristike mjerne skale žalovanja za ljubimcima PBQ- Pet Bereavement Scale autora Hunt i Padilla (2006). Istraživanje je provedeno online u maju 2025. godine, uz saglasnost autorice originalne skale, a učestvovala su 122 ispitanika. Inicijalna verzija sa 20 čestica smanjena je na 16, u skladu s originalom, zbog nezadovoljavajućih rezultata eksploratorne faktorske analize (EFA). EFA je identifikovala četiri faktora koji objašnjavaju 63,25 % varijanse, ali je Scree plot ukazao na optimalno trofaktorsko rješenje (tuga, ljutnja, krivnja). Uz varimax rotaciju, potvrđeno je jasno grupisanje ajtema. Konfirmatorna faktorska analiza (CFA) sprovedena je za trofaktorski model, ali ni nakon modifikacija nisu dobijeni zadovoljavajući indeksi uklapanja. Rezultati ukazuju na potrebu za daljim validacijskim istraživanjima i prilagodbama skale, posebno s obzirom na ograničen broj ispitanika.
Conceptualization, A.L. and A.H.; Data curation, A.L.; Formal Analysis, A.L.; Investigation, A.L. and A.H.; Methodology, A.L. and A.H.; Validation, A.L. and A.H.; Supervision, A.H. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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