Structural validity of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist among college students with a trauma history

Elhai J. D., Gray M. J., Docherty A. R., Kashdan T. B., KÖSE A.

JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, cilt.22, sa.11, ss.1471-1478, 2007 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0886260507305569
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1471-1478
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The authors conducted confirmatory factor analyses to test three-factor and four-factor models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using the PTSD Checklist with college students reporting a traumatic event history. The authors found support for the three-factor DSM-IV-based PTSD diagnostic model including reexperiencing, avoidance/numbing, and hyperarousal symptom factors, with slightly better support for a four-factor model separating the avoidance and numbing factors. Results further attest to the PTSD Checklist's construct validity, and to research finding that PTSD avoidance and numbing constructs are distinct.