ArticleHeliyon2023
Development and validation of a questionnaire (GHOST) to assess sudden, unexplained communication exclusion or "ghosting".
Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Social Media Addiction in Adolescents and the Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Ghosting.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Translating and Validating the Ghosting Questionnaire (GHOST) into French: Results Against the Romantic Ghosting Scale (RG-C).European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
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- Avoid and Rule: Selective Sociality Scale for Understanding Introverted Personality in a Digitally Socialized World.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Turkish Adaptation of the Ghosting Questionnaire and Its Impact on Relationship Satisfaction: Serial Mediation Effects of Negative Affect and Loneliness.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Turkish adaptation of Ghosting Questionnaire: validity and reliability study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A Continuous Improvement Instrument for the evaluationof the ergonomics management system in the supply chain.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- The Translation and Preliminary Psychometric Validation of the Ghosting Questionnaire in Urdu.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2024Article
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Abstract
The topic of "ghosting" as a method of terminating a relationship has been discussed in both popular media and academic circles. Although research on this issue is scarce, the concept has acquired popularity and gained scholarly attention. A reliable and valid measure of this phenomenon does not, however, exist. GHOST (The Ghosting Questionnaire) was designed and psychometrically tested to explore ghostee experiences. A total of 811 adults participated in an online survey to test this instrument. It was developed based on a thorough analysis of research on the topic of ghosting using a phenomenological qualitative method to identify ghosting domains and generate questionnaire items. In terms of content validity and construct validity, the final version of the measure was found to be satisfactory. GHOST was found to have adequate internal consistency - scores of 0.74, 0.74, and 0.80, indicating acceptable Cronbach's alpha, McDonald's omega, and ordinal's alpha coefficients, respectively. Factor analyses found the GHOST questionnaire to be a valid and reliable instrument that can be used for screening ghosting experiences and for designing community-based distress prevention and intervention programs. A dynamic fit index (DFI) cutoffs approach was also used and showed robust fitting.
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