Development and Initial Validation of the Multidimensional Sense of Emptiness Scale

In Development and Initial Validation of the Multidimensional Sense of Emptiness Scale (MSES) authors Hulya Ermis-Demirtas, Robert L. Smith, and Joshua C. Watson discuss the current construct of emptiness and its link to suicide risk, hope, and life meaning. They review the current assessment tools and discuss their limitations and then present the development and validation of the MSES to fill the current gaps in assessment tools. Implications for practice, education, and training as well as the limitations of the current study are also discussed. Copyright: 2022

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• Describe why emptiness is an important construct for clinical practice.
• Explain how the Multidimensional Sense of Emptiness Scale was constructed.
• Review the methodology and validation of the scale creation.
• Explain how the MSES can be applied to practice, research, and training.

• Hulya Ermis-Demirtas, Northeastern Illinois University
• Robert L. Smith, Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi
• Joshua C. Watson, Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi

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