The dynamics of ending a romantic relationship: an empirical assessment of grief in college students

Used an adaptation of the Texas Revised Inventory of Grief which assesses the grief resulting from loss through death to assess the grief resulting from the ending of a romantic relationship in a college student population (N=337). Results validated the grief response in college students resulting from the ending of a romantic relationship.

Kaczmerek, P. G., Backlund, B., & Biemer, P. (1990). The dynamics of ending a romantic relationship: an empirical assessment of grief in college students. Journal of College Student Development, 31(4), 319-324.