The Loss in Connection with Catastrophes (LICCS) Scale: Understanding couple outcomes

This study presented the design of the Loss in Connection with Catastrophes Scale (LICCS). Information regarding reliability and validity were presented, alongside the potential uses of this instrument in research and clinical settings. Furthermore, the importance of attending to couple and family r...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2022-10, Vol.48 (4), p.1163-1189
Main Authors: Witting, Alyssa Banford, Busby, Dean M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
catastrophe
Catastrophes
Clinical research
COR theory
Coronaviruses
Couples
COVID-19
disaster
Disaster studies
Disasters
Earthquakes
Employment Level
Family relations
Family Relationship
Heterosexuality
Individual Characteristics
Interpersonal Relationship
loss
Loss in Connection with Catastrophes Scale (LICCS)
Medical research
Mental health
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychological distress
Reliability
Resilience (Psychology)
resources
Social sciences
Social Systems
Stress
Well being
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Summary:This study presented the design of the Loss in Connection with Catastrophes Scale (LICCS). Information regarding reliability and validity were presented, alongside the potential uses of this instrument in research and clinical settings. Furthermore, the importance of attending to couple and family relationships in disaster studies was proposed, and preliminary dyadic findings examining the LICCS with a sample of heterosexual couples (N = 240) as a correlate of mental and relational well‐being were set forth. The overall findings suggest (a) resource loss as well as indicators of mental and relational well‐being were associated among couples and (b) greater resource loss was associated with greater distress within and between partners. This study was important in that it is one of only a few in the past two decades to utilize dyadic data in the study of couples and disasters. Directions for future study using the LICCS to understand loss processes were addressed.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/jmft.12592