Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Child Ptsd Symptom Scale

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2014

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W B Saunders Co-elsevier inc

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Objective: Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) were examined in a sample of young individuals who experienced a severe earthquake. Method: Subjects were 479 children and adolescents recruited from schools after 18 months of Van earthquake. Mean age was 12.83 (SD +/- 1.88), ranging from 8 to 18. Results: Psychometric features were generally good for the CPSS. The original three-factor structure was replicated in this study. Internal consistency of the scale was good (ranged from alpha =.70 to alpha =.89 for total and subscale scores). The CPSS demonstrated good convergent validity with Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index scores as well as good divergent validity with the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and Child Depression Inventory. As an evidence for a good discriminant validity, the CPSS successfully distinguished high PTSD individuals from low PTSD individuals. Conclusion: The CPSS had sound psychometric properties in a Turkish youth population. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Ceylan, Nesrin/0000-0001-5844-1261; Ceri, Veysi/0000-0001-6152-0227

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55

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6

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1435

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1441
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